Here was a man some twenty thousand miles from home, by the way of Cape Horn, that is—which was the only way he could get there—thrown among people as strange to him as though he were in the planet Jupiter; and yet he seemed entirely at his ease; preserving the utmost serenity; content with his own companionship; always equal to himself.

None for the murdered men were shown, and the feeling of their relatives must have been very much hurt by the Pharisee-like sentiments that were openly displayed.

Shall I tell you how a Shark was once caught ? It was THE DOG-FISH SHARK. a hot day, and I was strolling on deck, when suddenly one of the officers called me, and pointed out a dark, razor-like fin cutting its slow but steady way through the blue waters that circled our ship. ' What's that ?' I asked, wonderingly. ' Don't you know a sea-lawyer yet, sir ?' ' Sea-lawyer! Oh, you mean a Shark ; is that one ? ' "

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.