still further out, on the top of the tiny lighthouse at the mouth of
the narrow passage through the reef, stand other friends, cheering and
waving their handkerchiefs. They had rowed out thither, being
determined to give us really _the_ parting cheer, and till the shades
of twilight fell we could see their white handkerchiefs fluttering,
and hear their voices borne on the evening breeze, as we meandered
slowly through the tortuous channels into deep water.

Once outside we found there was plenty of wind and a heavy roll, which
sent me quickly to bed.




CHAPTER XVIII.


HONOLULU TO YOKOHAMA.

_As slow our ship her foamy track_
_Against the wind was cleaving,_
_Her trembling pennant still look'd back_
_To that dear isle 'twas leaving._

_Thursday, January 4th_.--It was very rough, but fortunately the wind
came from a favourable quarter. Sorry as we all were to bid farewell
to these charming islands, I could not help rejoicing that we had
picked up a fresh fair wind so unexpectedly soon.

While we were at Honolulu a regular epidemic of influenza prevailed in