OnemorewordabouttheSouthSeas，inanswertoaquestionI
observeIhaveforgottentoanswer。TheTahitiparthasneverturnedup，becauseithasneverbeenwritten。AsfortellingyouwhereIwentorwhen，oranythingaboutHonolulu，Iwouldratherdie；thatisfairandplain。HowcananybodycarewhenorhowIleftHonolulu？Amanofupwardsoffortycannotwastehistimeincommunicatingmatterofthatindifference。Theletters，itappears，aretedious；theywouldbemoretediousstillifIwastedmytimeuponsuchinfantileandsucking-bottledetails。IfeverIputinanysuchdetail，itisbecauseitleadsintosomethingorservesasatransition。Totellitforitsownsake，never！ThemistakeisallthroughthatIhavetoldtoomuch；Ihadnotsufficientconfidenceinthereader，andhaveoverfedhim；
andhereareyouanxioustolearnhowI-OColvin！Supposeithadmadeabook，allsuchinformationisgiventooneglanceofaneyebyamapwithalittledottedlineuponit。
Butletusforgetthisunfortunateaffair。
WEDNESDAY。