IbelieveitwillbetenchaptersofTHEEBBTIDEthatgotoyou；thewholethingshouldbecompletedinIfancytwelve；
andtheendwillfollowpunctuallynextmail。ItismygreatwishthatthismightgetintoTHEILLUSTRATEDLONDONNEWSforGordonBrownetoillustrate。Forwhom，incaseheshouldgetthejob，Igiveyouafewnotes。Apuraoisatreegivingsomethinglikeafigwithflowers。Hewillfindsomephotographsofanoldmarinecuriosityshopinmycollection，whichmayhelphim。Attwater’ssettlementistobeentirelyovershadowedeverywherebytallpalms；seephotographsofFakarava:theverandahsofthehouseare12ft。wide。Don’tlethimforgettheFigureHead，forwhichIhaveagreatuseinthelastchapter。Itstandsjustclearofthepalmsonthecrestofthebeachattheheadofthepier；theflag-
staffnotfaroff；thepierhewillunderstandisperhapsthreefeetabovehighwater，notmoreatanyprice。ThesailorsoftheFARALLONEaretobedressedlikewhitesailorsofcourse。Forotherthings，Iremitthisexcellentartisttomyphotographs。
Ican’tthinkwhattosayaboutthetale，butitseemstometogooffwithaconsiderablebang；infact，tobeanextraordinarywork:butwhetherpopular！Attwaterisanoendofacourageousattempt，Ithinkyouwilladmit；howfarsuccessfulisanotheraffair。Ifmyislandain’tathingofbeauty，I’llbedamned。PleaseobserveWisemanandWishart；
forincidentalgrimness，theystrikemeasinit。Also，kindlyobservetheCaptainandADAR；Ithinkthatknocksspots。Inshort，asyousee，I’matriflevainglorious。ButO，ithasbeensuchagrind！Thedevilhimselfwouldallowamantobragalittleaftersuchacrucifixion！AndindeedI’monlybraggingforachangebeforeIreturntothedarnedthinglyingwaitingformeonp。88，whereIlastbrokedown。