But Mr.John Harvey found other matter of interest in his visitors.

There were few Englishwomen in India in those days, and the unexpected advent of a fresh young English girl aroused his susceptibilities to such an extent that he forgot to report to Bombay the arrival of the _Loyall Bliss_, for which, he, in due time, received a reprimand.

He quickly made known to Captain Cooke that he had taken a very great liking to his eldest daughter.
Mistress Catherine Cooke, 'a most beautiful lady, not exceeding thirteen or fourteen years of age.' Cooke was a poor man, and had left two more daughters in England; so, as Mr.Harvey 'proffered to make great Settlements provided the Father and Mother would consent to her marriage,' Mistress Catherine Cooke, 'to oblige her parents,' consented also.

There was little time for delay, as the captain of the _Loyall Bliss_ was impatient to be off.

The Company's ship _Tankerville_ was on the coast, bound southward, and it was desirable they should sail in company for mutual protection.