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well in consenting to Mr. Nobbs's departure, 
and that lie would take upon himself the 
responsibility of the expenses incurred ne- 
cessarily by Mr. Nobbs, although he had 
no doubt there were friends of the Pitcairn 
Islanders who would cheerfully unite with him ; 
and further, they would never lack friends 
so long as they continued to deserve them. 
" As the point was now decided, Mr. 
Nobbs was requested to hold himself in 
readiness for embarkation, the admiral gene- 
rously undertaking to supply him with arti- 
cles in which his scanty wardrobe was defi- 
cient. On seeing the necessity there was of 
an educated female to improve the domestic 
habits of the women generally, and hearing 
Mr. Nobbs remark that he would send one 
of his daughters to Valparaiso for improve- 
ment, that she might on her return instruct 
the others, but that he could not command 
funds for doing so, the admiral replied, 
' Take your child with you, and I will put 
her to school while you are gone to England; 
and when you come back you can take her 
to the island with you.' 
" And now comes the leave-taking, the 
