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began to pour in, and Jemmy’s mother and brothers arrived. 
Jemmy recognised the stentorian voice of one of his brothers 
at a prodigious distance. The meeting was less interesting 
than that between a horse, turned out into a field, when he 
joins an old companion. There was no demonstration of 
affection ; they simply stared for a short time at each other ; 
and the mother immediately went to look after her canoe. 
We heard, however, through York that the mother had been 
inconsolable for the loss of Jemmy, and had searched everywhere 
for him, thinking that he might have been left after having 
been taken in the boat. The women took much notice of and 
were very kind to Fuegia. We had already perceived that 
Jemmy had almost forgotten his own language. I should think 
there was scarcely another human being with so small a stock 
of language, for his English was very imperfect. It was 
laughable, but almost pitiable, to hear him speak to his wild 
brother in English, and then ask him in Spanish (“ no sabe ? ”) 
whether he did not understand him. 
Everything went on peaceably during the three next days, 
whilst the gardens were digging and wigwams building. We 
estimated the number of natives at about one hundred and 
twenty. The women worked hard, whilst the men lounged 
about all day long, watching us. They asked for everything 
they saw, and stole what they could. They were delighted at 
our dancing and singing, and were particularly interested at 
seeing us wash in a neighbouring brook ; they did not pay 
much attention to anything else, not even to our boats. Of all 
the things which York saw, during his absence from his country, 
nothing seems more to have astonished him than an ostrich, 
near Maldonado : breathless with astonishment he came running 
to Mr. Bynoe, with whom he was out walking—“ Oh, Mr. Bynoe, 
oh, bird all same horse ! ” Much as our white skins surprised 
the natives, by Mr. Low’s account a negro-cook to a sealing 
vessel did so more effectually; and the poor fellow was so 
mobbed and shouted at that he would never go on shore again. 
Everything went on so quietly, that some of the officers and 
myself took long walks in the surrounding hills and woods. 
Suddenly, however, on the 27th, every woman and child 
disappeared. We were all uneasy at this, as neither York nor 
Jemmy could make out the cause. It was thought by some 
