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o'clock to come to a decision, and that he would 
not retire till that period. 
" During their debate one of them came to 
inquire of the Admiral, whether Mr. Holman 
would teach the public school. The Admiral 
replied, * Certainly.* On this the man went 
away ; and at eleven o'clock, as no answer had 
arrived, the Admiral went to bed. About twelve 
o'clock word was brought that the community 
had agreed to let their teacher go, which was 
duly reported next morning to the Admiral, 
who remarked that they had done well in con- 
senting to Mr. Nobbs' s departure, and that he 
would take upon himself the responsibility of 
the expenses incurred necessarily 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 generously under- 
taking to supply him with articles in which his 
scanty wardrobe was deficient. 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 Valpa- 
raiso for improvement, 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 Eng- 
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