Time was no object to me, and I might as well be walking in the direction of civilisation as remaining in idle misery in my bay home, brooding over the disaster that had clouded my life and made it infinitely more intolerable than it was before the girls came.
Yamba instantly agreed to accompany me, and a few weeks after the loss of the girls we started out once more on our wanderings, accompanied by my ever faithful dog.
Bruno also missed his young mistresses.

He would moan and cry pitifully, and run aimlessly up and down the beach looking out to sea.

Ah! had I only taken Bruno on that fatal day, he would not have let my dear ones drown! As I have said, I remained only a few weeks in my bay home, and then departed.

The blacks, too, left the spot, for they never stay where the shadow of death lies, fearing the unpleasant attentions of the spirits of the deceased.

The parting between me and my people was a most affecting one, the women fairly howling in lamentations, which could be heard a great distance away.