Even if the windows and door had been put in,
the wind which was very high made the lamp flicker about and blew
it out; so I sent on board and got old sails, and fairly wrapped
the hut up in them; and then we were as snug as could be, and I
left the hut in glorious condition with a nice little stove in it.
The tent which should have been forthcoming from the cure's for the
guards, had gone to Cagliari; but I found another, [a] green,
Turkish tent, in the ELBA and soon had him up. The square tent
left on the last occasion was standing all right and tight in spite
of wind and rain. We landed provisions, two beds, plates, knives,
forks, candles, cooking utensils, and were ready for a start at 6
P.M.; but the wind meanwhile had come on to blow at such a rate
that I thought better of it, and we stopped. T- and S- slept
ashore, however, to see how they liked it, at least they tried to
sleep, for S- the ancient sergeant-major had a toothache, and T-
thought the tent was coming down every minute.
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