NOTEBOOK

concerning his own religion, and naturally hesitates to go
groping among 210 kinds of doubt, lest he lose his way
and lose himself. This is one of the reasons why missionary
effort produces such barren results.

The notebooks contain nothing about Mau-
ritius. It is likely that he wrote his notes in very
extended form, on sheets of paper, which later he
used without much change in his book—"Follow-
ing the Equator/* They sail from there April 28
for South Africa.

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