Three Years in Tristan da Cunha

services: the Holy Communion at eight o'clock, to which four came; morning prayer at 10.30, when the church was about half full; and a children's service at three. Graham

sat with folded hands, and their behaviour was very good; by a little encouragement answers were go

and their manners are excellent. No doubt Mr. Dodgson has done much for them, and they have a very warm remembrance of him. I never had so man

et and reached church breathless and panting, for it was up-hill and the wind against us. John Glass, the clerk, came to meet us to offer his help. There were seven or eight present. Returning it was worse; the wind was at our backs, and at different tim

ting them to go right is almost an impossible one. We tried a chant, but they seemed to think, as it was not the one taught by Mr. Dodgson, it could not be right. They say he was very musical and could sing any part. The men are anxious to sing in pa

there is so little space. Our sitting-room looks quite cosy. We have half partitioned off a portion of it with a green stoep blind which we bought at t

nd stayed two hours or more. I finally went on with my work of unpacking the storage box. At the same time they are always ready to help; for instance,

the next day. The result was good. The following day I tried self-raising flour, and the result was even better. The fourth trial, yesterday, was as complete a failure as the f

mount, and that anything beyond that we could pay for. So we made out the following list. As there are seventeen families, wi

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leven o'clock to teach the infants. It is difficult to get off earlier, as I have a good deal to do in the house. We rise at 6:30 and breakfast at eight. Rob scrambled into school, a

on high positions. I was told they were shooting a wild bullock. There did not seem

thrust on his clothes, and hastened, lantern in hand, up the ladder into the loft where he found a poor rat caught in a trap. We will leave the rest. This sort of thing is just a little disconcerting as you are gettin

hich we are wearing, and find most warm and comfortable

itations from the people, who generally come from five to 6.30; supper in consequence

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took such a long time over it, he felt it would never be finished, and so told them they could use the stones as a wall for the cemetery. Here and there are little wooden crosses, and such quaint

is one small cupboard in the sitting-room, but only bottles can be kept in it a

o the King, to thank him for the message

been sighted. One was four-masted and came in quite close. It was a misty day with a rough sea

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westward over a rocky common to get a view of Inaccessible. We could see it most clearly. It was my first view of it. It did n