Theroguesleftonthebeach，closetoourbeds，theAneroidBarometerandapairofboots，thinkingpossiblythattheymightbeofusetous，or，atleast，thattheycouldbeofnonetothem。Theyshovedbacksomedriedplantsandfishesintoonebag，butcarriedoffmanyotherspecimenswehadcollected；someofournotesalso，andnearlyallourclothing。
Wecouldnotsuspectthepeopleofthevillagenearwhichwelay。Wehadprobablybeenfollowedfordaysbythethieveswatchingforanopportunity。AndoursuspicionsfellonsomepersonswhohadcomefromtheEastCoast；buthavingnoevidence，andexpectingtohearifourgoodswereexposedforsaleinthevicinity，wemadenofussaboutit，andbegantomakenewclothing。Thatourriflesandrevolverswereleftuntouchedwasgreatlytoouradvantage:yetwefeltitwasmosthumiliatingforarmedmentohavebeensothoroughlyfleecedbyafewblackrascals。
Someofthebestfisheriesappeartobeprivateproperty。Wefoundshelterfromastormonemorninginaspaciouslagoon，whichcommunicatedwiththelakebyanarrowpassage。Acrossthisstraitstakesweredrivenin，leavingonlyspacesforthebasketfish-traps。
Ascoreofmenwerebusilyengagedintakingoutthefish。Wetriedtopurchasesome，buttheyrefusedtosell。Thefishdidnotbelongtothem，theywouldsendfortheproprietoroftheplace。Theproprietorarrivedinashorttime，andreadilysoldwhatwewanted。
Someoftheburying-groundsareverywellarranged，andwellcaredfor；thiswasnoticedatChitanda，andmoreparticularlyatavillageonthesouthernshoreofthefineharbouratCapeMaclear。Wideandneatpathsweremadeintheburying-groundonitseasternandsouthernsides。Agrandoldfig-treestoodatthenorth-eastcorner，anditswide-spreadingbranchesthrewtheirkindlyshadeoverthelastresting-placeofthedead。Severalothermagnificenttreesgrewaroundthehallowedspot。Moundswereraisedastheyareathome，butalllaynorthandsouth，theheadsapparentlynorth。Thegravesofthesexesweredistinguishedbythevariousimplementswhichtheburieddeadhadusedintheirdifferentemploymentsduringlife；buttheywereallbroken，asiftobeemployednomore。Apieceoffishing-netandabrokenpaddletoldwhereafishermanlay。Thegravesofthewomenhadthewoodenmortar，andtheheavypestleusedinpoundingthecorn，andthebasketinwhichthemealissifted，whileallhadnumerousbrokencalabashesandpotsarrangedaroundthem。Theideathatthefuturelifeislikethepresentdoesnotappeartoprevail；yetabanana-treehadbeencarefullyplantedattheheadofseveralofthegraves；thefruitmightbeconsideredanofferingtothosewhostillpossesshumantastes。Thepeopleoftheneighbouringvillageswerefriendlyandobliging，andwillinglybroughtusfoodforsale。