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64 together into the pool,” I said. This was too much for Mack and he sat down and thought it all out. Then we all laughed together as we realised it all.

“Captain Cook” soon hard a long box ready for him, took things very calmly, and was the centre of attraction. [The Captain presented him to the Zoological Gardens in Sydney, where, for all I know, he still is, as they live for ages.]

Outside Bowen lies Gloucester Isle, where a short time ago a boat's crew were murdered by the blacks. There are many beautiful isles in the Whitsunday Group. At Rockhampton I waited a few days, quite sorry to bid “Good-bye” to all on the City of Melbourne, where really I had been overwhelmed with kindness; and, indeed, we were all sorry to part—I was not like a passenger at all, they said, and that was just what they had made me feel.

A little later I came on here to Brisbane, and have reviewed my little trip to Torres Straits with to much satisfaction.