. A lady's cruise in a French man-of-war. cluding trips from isle to isle, has been 2985miles. From Tahiti (after this good shrp-has sped on her way toAalparaiso) there remain two courses before me—either to go toKew Zealand, 3000 miles, or to Honolulu, 3200 miles,—in eithercase in a small sailing vessel, starting at some uncertain is a monthly mail to San Francisco, but that is only aschooner of about 120 tons; and via San Francisco would berather a circuitous route to Sydney ! where I expect to meet LadyGordon somewhere about Christmas. It is a hideous prospect, butI have too mu
. A lady's cruise in a French man-of-war. cluding trips from isle to isle, has been 2985miles. From Tahiti (after this good shrp-has sped on her way toAalparaiso) there remain two courses before me—either to go toKew Zealand, 3000 miles, or to Honolulu, 3200 miles,—in eithercase in a small sailing vessel, starting at some uncertain is a monthly mail to San Francisco, but that is only aschooner of about 120 tons; and via San Francisco would berather a circuitous route to Sydney ! where I expect to meet LadyGordon somewhere about Christmas. It is a hideous prospect, butI have too much faith in my luck to be deeply concerned about worst of it all is, that I cannot possibly receive any letters tillI arrive in Sydney, which may, I fear, be some time hence. As my wardrobe will by that time be considerably the worse forwear, you will do well to send out a box of sundry garments toawait my arrival, otherwise I shall be reduced to appearing in agraceful drapery of tappa, with fringes of crimson dractena leaves;. GREY SHADOWS. 153 but though the dress of Oceania is very becoming to the youngand beautiful, the world of Sydney is hardly up to it,—and be-sides, I fear it would be scarcely suitable for old grand-aunts[presque grancVmere), as one of ray French friends put it yester-day ! It certainly is rather a shame to let you have all thistrouble, while I have the fun of exploring sucli strange lands; butit is a sort of division of labour, whereby you pay your tax to thefamily locomotive demon, who drives all the rest of us so hard,but leaves you in peace in Britain, to do your share of wanderingby deputy. j^ow, as it is getting late, I must turn in, as I want to be up atgrey dawn to see beautiful Moorea (the Eimeo of our childhood),and we shall sail close past it, as we make Papeete harbour. Sogood-night. In Harbour, Papeete, Tahiti,Sunday Morning, 7th Oct. Well, we have reached Tahiti, but really I am beginning to feartbat, like most things to which
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