CHAPTER XII.

SELF-HELP -- SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS -- LAID-UP AGAIN -- A RÉUNION -- HOSPITALITY -- AN OLD FRIEND -- AN ALARM -- ORDER OF BATTLE -- A FIELD DAY -- "KIND ENQUIRIES" -- OLIVES AND OIL -- PURCHASE OF A CLUB -- CATTLE PLAGUE -- AN INJUDICIOUS DINNER -- MY ILLNESS INCREASES -- I HAVE TO BE CARRIED -- LUXURY OF A WASH -- I BUILD A HOUSE -- THE SEA -- CIVILIZATION AGAIN 214