It is a wonderful thing to be so celebrated; yet look at him; it makes no change in him; he does not even seem to know it." Curepipe (means Pincushion or Pegtown, probably).

Sixteen miles (two hours) by rail from Port Louis.

At each end of every roof and on the apex of every dormer window a wooden peg two feet high stands up; in some cases its top is blunt, in others the peg is sharp and looks like a toothpick.

The passion for this humble ornament is universal.
Apparently, there has been only one prominent event in the history of Mauritius, and that one didn't happen.

I refer to the romantic sojourn of Paul and Virginia here.