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These required him to desist from any enterprises he might have in hand, in order to give his undivided attention to the local preparations for an expedition, as yet secret, which was shortly to arrive on his station, under the command of Admiral Pocock, with ultimate destination against Havana.
Pocock; he quite understood the spirit in which she was to present herself, but his connexion with her visit was limited to his having well, as he might say perhaps a little promoted it. He had thought, and had let her know it, that Strether possibly would think she might have been round before. At any rate, as turned out, she had been wanting herself, quite a while, to come.
Pocock?" "Certainly. Her curiosity, if nothing else, will in any case work that. But leave it all to Chad." "Ah," wailed Madame de Vionnet, turning away a little wearily, "the things I leave to Chad!" The tone of it made him look at her with a kindness that showed his vision of her suspense. But he fell back on his confidence. "Oh well trust him. Trust him all the way."
Variable light Airs all this day. Moor'd the Ship and Struck Yards and Topmast, and in the morning got all the Sick ashore to Quarters provided for them, and got off fresh meat and Greens for the People on board. Sunday, 17th. In the A.M. sail'd for England the Admiral Pocock, Captain Riddle, by whom I sent Letters to the Admiralty and Royal Society.
Kitt's, were then sent on to Jamaica to move troops from there to join Pocock; the command of the detachment being now entrusted to Sir James Douglas, who received the further instruction to send back his fastest frigate, with all the intelligence he could gather, directing her to keep in the track Pocock would follow, in order to meet him betimes.
The letter is dated at Pocock Island, a small township in Washington County, Maine, about seventeen miles from the mainland and nearly midway between Mt. Desert and the Grand Menan. The last state census accords to Pocock Island a population of 311, mostly engaged in the porgy fisheries. At the Presidential election of 1872 the island gave Grant a majority of three.
My search has been equally in vain. Pocock. He says that he does not know 'where to find it equalled among the modern writers. See ante, ii. 187, note 3. See ante, p. 7. See post, April 15, 1781. See ante, ii. 224.
"Well, that's about the size of it." "Of course," she said, "it's rudimentary. But to any one in particular?" He smiled at this, looking a little more conscious. "You get everything out." For a moment again their eyes met. "You put everything in!" He acknowledged the tribute by telling her. "To Mamie Pocock."
"I told him, one day, when he had questioned me on your mother, that she was a person who, when he should know her, would rouse in him, I was sure, a special enthusiasm; and that hangs together with the conviction we now feel this certitude that Mrs. Pocock will take him into her boat. For it's your mother's own boat that she's pulling." "Ah," said Chad, "Mother's worth fifty of Sally!"
We've settled it that we do join and that we sail together the end of next month. But we start to-morrow for Switzerland. Mrs. Pocock wants some scenery. She hasn't had much yet." He was brave in his way too, keeping nothing back, confessing all there was, and only leaving Strether to make certain connexions. "Is what Mrs. Newsome had cabled her daughter an injunction to break off short?"
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