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HARUKA — CERAM, 
with which caused an irritating tickling on the 
hands. To allay this we poured some gin over 
them. What dismay overspread his countenance 
to see the precious potion thus wasted 1 When 
he was called and saw the bottle, he evidently 
thought he was to be offered a drink as compen- 
sation for the discomfort he was suffering. All 
he could do was to lick his hands ! 
Sometimes it clears about sundown, when we 
hasten out, generally to the shore, where we 
need not brush through dripping foliage. One 
evening a scene of rare beauty gave us an hour 
of deep delight. Waai is situated on a wide bay, 
facing the island of Haruka. The lofty peaks of 
Ceram shut in the view to the left, to the right 
is the narrow outlet to the sea beyond, and 
numerous foliage-clad islands stud the enclosed 
expanse, which, but for the outlet between Haruka 
and the mainland, might be a small inland sea. 
We stood on the shore at ebb-tide, in front of a 
background of lofty trees of richest green which 
belted the shore for miles, the dusky figures of 
the natives in their gay clothing relieving the 
scene as they wend their way homeward bearing 
their burdens, or stand fishing on the water’s 
edge. The peaks of Ceram rise grand and grey, 
Haruka shows intense dark-blue, the opening is 
