should be laid up for some time. I did not think of having somebody who could help him at starting. It wasn't fair that the General wasn't signing. A new man would start at the commencement of his duties. I was left without a Colonial Secretary to assist him. If it had been the Governor Fleming, I could have easily done it. It seemed only reasonable that he should take quinine, sixty grains a day, with Sunday powders thrown in, until it brought down his temperature to about 100.
The second being a bout of fever, not favourable circumstances for the exercise of much brain power. I expect it will take about three...