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hut. However, the Professor says he likes to hear them 
about. Senor Williams and his man left for Ushuaia at 
11.30 a.m. and hope to return with Doctor late to-night. 
July 7, Sunday . Last night a dreadful south-west wind blew 
and blew, just thundering round the hut. Senor Williams 
and his man were unable to return on account of the weather, 
but came in early this morning. No Doctor aboard: he was 
ill in bed and unable to come. He sent medicine and ordered 
a diet of eggs and milk. The Professor had no restful sleep: 
slightly delirious, talking all about the problems of the 
Indians, &c. A cutter came in late afternoon and brought 
drink. All night the Yaghans were diabolically drunk. 
Luckily the Professor heard very little, the wind helping to 
drown their orgy. The sun is shining brightly this morning 
and the cove looks very beautiful, for which one is grateful, 
as it makes it less dreary an outlook for the Professor from 
the window. 
July 8 , Monday. Another bad night. The Professor seems 
unable to get restful sleep. He is so bright during the day, 
and says he feels much better. Shaved sitting up in bed this 
morning and talks cheerfully of getting up for a while 
to-morrow. Had another serious talk with him about return¬ 
ing to Magallanes, but he is so desperately keen to go on 
and finish up his work here first. He spent quite a little time 
talking to Senor Williams and myself about the trip he 
intends making to Camero in Smyth's Channel later on, where 
he hopes to get in touch with the most degraded of all tribes 
—the Alakalufs. The newly-planned idea is to charter 
Capitan Dollonez's 12-ton schooner, instead of going in the 
Government boat very kindly offered to us by the Capitan 
of the Port in Magallanes. This new scheme has engaged 
the ‘great man's' mind most of the day. The Dush-ush birds 
are hopping gaily about on the window ledge of the hut, 
and manage in quite a miraculous way to escape the many 
