aninveteratebungler；amanwithtwentythumbs，continuallyfallinginthedishes，throwingoutthedinner，preservingthegarbage；3adr-，well，don’tletussaythat-butwedaren’tlethimgototown，andhe-poor，goodsoul-isafraidtobeletgo-LafaeleRaphael，astrong，dull，deprecatoryman；splendidwithanaxe，ifwatched；thebetterforarowing，whenhecallsme’Papa’inthemostwheedlingtones；desperatelyafraidofghosts，sothathedarenotwalkaloneupinthebananapatch-seemap。Therestarechanginglabourers；andto-night，owingtothemiserablecowardiceofPeni，whodidnotventuretotellmewhatthemenwanted-andwhichwasnomorethanfair-allaregone-andmyweedinginthearticleofbeingfinished！
Pitythesorrowsofaplanter。
Iam，Sir，yours，andbejownedtoyou，ThePlanter，R。L。S。
Tuesday3rdIbegintoseethewholeschemeofletter-writing；yousitdowneverydayandpouroutanequablestreamoftwaddle。
Thismorningallmyfearswerefled，andallthetroublehadfallentothelotofPenihimself，whodeservedit；myfieldwasfullofweeders；andIamagainabletojustifythewaysofGod。AllmorningIworkedattheSouthSeas，andfinishedthechapterIhadstuckupononSaturday。Fanny，awfullyhove-towithrheumaticsandinjuriesreceiveduponthefieldofsportandglory，chasingpigs，wasunabletogoupanddownstairs，soshesatuponthebackverandah，andmyworkwaschequeredbyhercries。’Paul，youtakeaspadetodothat-digaholefirst。Ifyoudothat，you’llcutyourfootoff！Here，youboy，whatyoudothere？Younogetwork？YougofindSimele；hegiveyouwork。Peni，youtellthisboyhegofindSimele；supposeSimelenogivehimwork，youtellhimgo’way。Inowanthimhere。Thatboynogood。’-PENIfromthedistanceinreassuringtones，’Allright，sir！’-FANNYafteralongpause，’Peni，youtellthatboygofindSimele！Inowanthimstandhereallday。