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keenest interest, while through everything shone 
his gentlemanly spirit. Tom Bowling must 
have been just such a man : may it be long 
until he ,4 goes aloft.” 
We were the only passengers,— rather a 
matter of congratulation on the whole, we 
were so worn out from anxiety and fever, and 
as ill fitted in garb as in humour to mingle 
with those fresh from civilisation. 
At Skroe we purchased a small black parrot, 
which was au unfailing source of amusement 
on the voyage, and is now the pet of the chil- 
dren of our hosts. It must have been accus- 
tomed to fondling from its former owner (H, 
says it was nestling in the armpit of the sav- 
age from whom he purchased it), but where it 
got its taste for tea I cannot say. As soon as 
it saw the hoy bring afternoon tea on deck, 
Kera-kera came hopping along from the furthest 
corner to share with us, and would imbibe a 
surprising quantity, well sweetened, and with 
abundance of milk. We call it Kera-kera from 
its frequent utterance of this sound, and here 
it answers readily to the name when the chil- 
dren call. II. cannot resist the temptation to 
buy animals, which prove a nuisance, since we 
have no home of our own. He brought a tree- 
