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four tables�察�three great mirrors�察�plenty of air and no heat from
the funnels which spoil the great dining´room。 I saw a whole
library of books on the walls when here last�察�and this made me less
anxious to provide light literature�察�but alas�察�to´day I find that
they are every one bibles or prayer´books。 Now one cannot read
many hundred bibles。 。 。 。 As for the motion of the ship it is not
very much�察�but 'twill suffice。 Thomson shook hands and wished me
well。 I DO like Thomson。 。 。 。 Tell Austin that the GREAT EASTERN
has six masts and four funnels。 When I get back I will make a
little model of her for all the chicks and pay out cotton reels。 。
。 。 Here we are at 4。20 at Brest。 We leave probably to´morrow
morning。
'JULY 12。 GREAT EASTERN。 ´ Here as I write we run our last course
for the buoy at the St。 Pierre shore end。 It blows and lightens�察�
and our good ship rolls�察�and buoys are hard to find�察�but we must
soon now finish our work�察�and then this letter will start for home。
。 。 。 Yesterday we were mournfully groping our way through the wet
grey fog�察�not at all sure where we were�察�with one consort lost and
the other faintly answering the roar of our great whistle through
the mist。 As to the ship which was to meet us�察�and pioneer us up
the deep channel�察�we did not know if we should come within twenty
miles of her�察�when suddenly up went the fog�察�out came the sun�察�and
there�察�straight ahead�察�was the WM。 CORY�察�our pioneer�察�and a little
dancing boat�察�the GULNARE�察�sending signals of welcome with many´
coloured flags。 Since then we have been steaming in a grand
procession�察�but now at 2 A。M。 the fog has fallen�察�and the great
roaring whistle calls up the distant answering notes all around us。
Shall we�察�or shall we not find the buoy��
'JULY 13。 ´ All yesterday we lay in the damp dripping fog�察�with
whistles all round and guns firing so that we might not bump up
against one another。 This little delay has let us get our reports
into tolerable order。 We are now at 7 o'clock getting the cable
end again�察�with the main cable buoy close to us。'
A TELEGRAM OF JULY 20�此 �'I have received your four welcome letters。
The Americans are charming people。'
VI。
And here to make an end are a few random bits about the cruise to
Pernambuco�此�
'PLYMOUTH�察�JUNE 21�察�1873。 ´ I have been down to the sea´shore and
smelt the salt sea and like it�察�and I have seen the HOOPER pointing
her great bow sea´ward�察�while light smoke rises from her funnels
telling that the fires are being lighted�察�and sorry as I am to be
without you�察�something inside me answers to the call to be off and
doing。
'LALLA ROOKH。 PLYMOUTH�察�JUNE 22。 ´ We have been a little cruise in
the yacht over to the Eddystone lighthouse�察�and my sea´legs seem
very well on。 Strange how alike all these starts are ´ first on
shore�察�steaming hot days with a smell of bone´dust and tar and salt
water�察�then the little puffing�察�panting steam´launch that bustles
out across a port with green woody sides�察�little yachts sliding
about�察�men´of´war training´ships�察�and then a great big black hulk
of a thing with a mass of smaller vessels sticking to it like
parasites�察�and that is one's home being coaled。 Then comes the
Champagne lunch where everyone says all that is polite to everyone
else�察�and then the uncertainty when to start。 So far as we know
NOW�察�we are to start to´morrow morning at daybreak�察�letters that
come later are to be sent to Pernambuco by first mail。 。 。 。 My
father has sent me the heartiest sort of Jack Tar's cheer。
'S。 S。 HOOPER。 OFF FUNCHAL�察�JUNE 29。 ´ Here we are off Madeira at
seven o'clock in the morning。 Thomson has been sounding with his
special toy ever since half´past three ��1087 fathoms of water��。 I
have been watching the day break�察�and long jagged islands start
into being out of the dull night。 We are still some miles from
land�察�but the sea is calmer than Loch Eil often was�察�and the big
HOOPER rests very contentedly after a pleasant voyage and
favourable breezes。 I have not been able to do any real work
except the testing ��of the cable�В察�for though not sea´sick�察�I get a
little giddy when I try to think on board。 。 。 。 The ducks have
just had their daily souse and are quacking and gabbling in a
mighty way outside the door of the captain's deck cabin where I
write。 The cocks are crowing�察�and new´laid eggs are said to be
found in the coops。 Four mild oxen have been untethered and
allowed to walk along the broad iron decks ´ a whole drove of sheep
seem quite content while licking big lumps of bay salt。 Two
exceedingly impertinent goats lead the cook a perfect life of
misery。 They steal round the galley and WILL nibble the carrots or
turnips if his back is turned for one minute�察�and then he throws
something at them and misses them�察�and they scuttle off laughing
impudently�察�and flick one ear at him from a safe distance。 This is
the most impudent gesture I ever saw。 Winking is nothing to it。
The ear normally hangs down behind�察�the goat turns sideways to her
enemy ´ by a little knowing cock of the head flicks one ear over
one eye�察�and squints from behind it for half a minute ´ tosses her
head back�察�skips a pace or two further off�察�and repeats the
manoeuvre。 The cook is very fat and cannot run after that goat
much。
'PERNAMBUCO�察�AUG。 1。 ´ We landed here yesterday�察�all well and cable
sound�察�after a good passage。 。 。 。 I am on familiar terms with
cocoa´nuts�察�mangoes�察�and bread´fruit trees�察�but I think I like the
negresses best of anything I have seen。 In turbans and loose sea´
green robes�察�with beautiful black´brown complexions and a stately
carriage�察�they really are a satisfaction to my eye。 The weather
has been windy and rainy�察�the HOOPER has to lie about a mile from
the town�察�in an open roadstead�察�with the whole swell of the
Atlantic driving straight on shore。 The little steam launch gives
all who go in her a good ducking�察�as she bobs about on the big
rollers�察�and my old gymnastic practice stands me in good stead on
boarding and leaving her。 We clamber down a rope ladder hanging
from the high stern�察�and then taking a rope in one hand�察�swing into
the launch at the moment when she can contrive to steam up under us
´ bobbing about like an apple thrown into a tub all the while。 The
President of the province and his suite tried to come off to a
State luncheon on board on Sunday�察�but the launch being rather
heavily laden�察�behaved worse than usual�察�and some green seas stove
in the President's hat and made him wetter than he had probably
ever been in his life�察�so after one or two rollers�察�he turned back�察�
and indeed he was wise to do so�察�for I don't see how he could have
got on board。 。 。 。 Being fully convinced that the world will not
continue to go round unless I pay it personal attention�察�I must run
away to my work。'
CHAPTER VI。 ´ 1869´1885。
Edinburgh ´ Colleagues ´ FARRAGO VITAE ´ I。 The Family Circle ´
Fleeming and his Sons ´ Highland Life ´ The Cruise of the Steam
Launch ´ Summer in Styria ´ Rustic Manners ´ II。 The Drama ´
Private Theatricals ´ III。 Sanitary Associations ´ The Phonograph ´
IV。 Fleeming's Acquaintance with a Student ´ His late Maturity of
Mind ´ Religion and Morality ´ His Love of Heroism ´ Taste in
Literature ´ V。 His Talk ´ His late Popularity ´ Letter from M。
Trelat。
THE remaining external incidents of Fleeming's life�察�pleasures�察�
honours�察�fresh interests�察�new friends�察�are not such as will bear to
be told at any length or in the temporal order。 And it is now time
to lay narration by�察�and to look at the man he was and the life he
lived�察�more largely。
Edinburgh�察�which was thenceforth to be his home�察�is a metropolitan
small town�察�where college professors and the lawyers of the
Parliament House give the tone�察�and persons of leisure�察�attracted
by educational advantages�察�make up much of the bulk of society。
Not�察�therefore�察�an unlettered place�察�yet not pedantic�察�Edinburgh
will compare favourably with much larger cities。 A hard and
disputatious element has been commented on by strangers�此 �it would
not touch Fleeming�察�who was himself regarded�察�even in this
metropolis of disputation�察�as a thorny table´mate。 To golf
unhappily he did not take�察�and golf is a cardinal virtue in the
city of the winds。 Nor did he become an archer of the Queen's
Body´Guard�察�which is the Chiltern Hundreds of the distasted golfer。
He did not even frequent the Evening Club�察�where his colleague Tait
��in my day�� was so punctual and so genial。 So that in some ways he
stood outside of the lighter and kindlier life of his new home。 I
should not like to say that he was generally popular�察�but there as
elsewhere�察�those who knew him well enough to love him�察�loved him
well。 And he�察�upon his side�察�liked a place where a dinner party
was not of necessity unintellectual�察�and where men stood up to him
in argument。
The presence of his old classmate�察�Tait�察�was one of his early
attractions to the chair�察�and now that Fleeming is gone again�察�Tait
still remains�察�ruling and really teaching his great classes。 Sir
Robert Christison was an old friend of his mother's�察�Sir Alexander
Grant�察�Kelland�察�and Sellar�察�were new acquaintances and highly
valued�察�and these too�察�all but the last�察�have been taken from their
friends and labours。 Death has been busy in the Senatus。 I will
speak elsewhere of Fleeming's demeanour to his students�察�and it
will be enough to add here that his relations with his colleagues
in general were pleasant to himself。
Edinburgh�察�then�察�with its society�察�its university work�察�its
delightful scenery�察�and its skating in the winter�察�was thenceforth
his base of operations。 But he shot meanwhile erratic in many
directions�此 �twice to Am