mediate circumstances, and meant, 'swim, drown, boat, ship, fishes, &c.'—At last, I felt not only quite at ease, but delighted with my mode of vectigation; it had doubtless one advantage over sailing in a ship, for there was no rolling and pitching about, to occasion sea-sickness; and I made my way as smoothly as Arion upon his dolphin. I could not, indeed, touch the lyre, nor had I any musical instrument to play upon, unless it were the comb which Omai carried in one hand, and which he used while swimming, to adjust his harsh black locks, hanging in profusion over his shoulders. Having performed a trip of full three quarters of an hour, the Omai came gallantly into harbour, all safe, passenger in good health."
"On landing, we found our fellow-travellers on the shore. My young friend Augustus was vexed that he was not with us; but if he had, he would probably have been de trop [over-weight], for I much doubt whether the South-Sea Triton could have carried double. My father looked a little grave at my having been so venturous; the noble Captain and the Philosopher laughed heartily, and called me a tough little fellow; and Omai and I were henceforth constant companions."
In the latter part of the day, the party proceeded to Mulgrave by way of Whitby; and in recording this journey, the facetious dramatist, after noticing the perilous descent to the sands at Upgang, thus describes the dangers incurred in passing along the shore. "When we got upon the sands, the wind had risen, the sea roared, and it was almost dark; the horses took fright, dragged the carriage into the surf; and the evening marine trip threatened to be much less propitious than my morning's
