and handed him over from one to another just like a baby: the poor little thing, partly frightened and partly amused, looked as if he scarcely knew whether to langh or to ery; so he did both. This was the whole concern, I think.
We have seen plenty of whales and shoals of porpoises, and caught four albatrosses, ‘They catch them by jéshing with a line and a bait: the albatross comes peering at the bait in hopes of its being:a fish, entangles himself in the line, and is drawn on deek quite easily, unhurt: when they are on deck they look about them and squall: they are rather stupid: they will not eat, but snap at anybotly who is civil to them. They patter about with their great web feet, und seem to like to watch what is going on, but they are not really tame, only stupid: they are about the size of a large turkey, and have very long bills; some are ull prey, but the largest are white and prey: they are rather handsome birds. Three of those we caught were set at berty, but one was killed, to be staffed, I am trying to get some of his feathers for Frank. Do not forget you promised to write to me. Be sure aml send me off a letter as soon as ever you have taken your degree, fur T shall be most particularly anxious to hear of that grand event.
Yell me everything you can about all at home. The more trifles and the less worth telling they seem to you, the more valuable to me at such a distance.
