...ried like a bale, among scenes that had attracted me in youth and health. I chartered accordingly Dr. Merrit’s schooner yacht, the Casco, seventy-four... ... found life most pleasant and man most interesting; the axes of my black boys are already clearing the foundations of my fu- ture house; and I must le... ...ne case exactly noted. Although the dawn was thus preparing by four, the sun was not up till six; and it was half-past five before we could distinguis... ...e woman was a savage, said they, and spoke no language. ‘Mais, vous savez,’ objected the fair sentimentalist; ‘Ils apprennent si vite l’Anglais!’ But ... ...t only in the Marquesan will you find such names as Haaii and Paaaeua, when each individual vowel must be separately uttered. These points of similari... ...self, Hoka was still staring and ruffling like a gamecock. It was a Corsican who had years before called him Cochon Sauvage—Cocon Chauvage, as Hoka mi...