Well，hereisanewmove。ItislikelyImaystartwithGrahamnextweekandgotoHonolulutomeettheothersteamerandreturn:Idobelieveafortnightatseawoulddomegood；
yetIamnotyetcertain。ThecrowdedUP-steamersticksinmythroat。
TUESDAY，12THSEPT。
YesterdaywasperhapsthebrightestintheannalsofVailima。
IgotleavefromCaptainBickfordtohavethebandoftheKATOOMBAcomeup，andtheycame，fourteenof’em，withdrum，fife，cymbalsandbugles，bluejackets，whitecaps，andsmilingfaces。Thehousewasalldecoratedwithscentedgreeneryaboveandbelow。Wehadnotonlyourownnineout-