Ve vill find out zee port he is going to, ant you vill meet me zere.

Vait for me if I have not arrived--or I vill vait for you.

I have longed to visit Sumatra, ant vat better fronds could I go viz zan yourselfs ?" "But, my good friend," returned the hermit, "my movements may not exactly suit yours.

Here they are,--you can judge for yourself.

First I will, God permitting, cross over to Sumatra in my canoe." "But it is t'ree hoondert miles across, if not more!" "No matter--there are plenty of islands on the way.