He  confessed  his  troubles  to  Morris,  whose  clear  and
vigorous  intellect  at  once  devised  the  proper  plan  for
him  to  pursue.  On  arriving  at  the  Cape  he  should  draw
up  a  report  of  his  travels,  and  despatch  it  through  the
Portuguese  consul  to  the  Government  at  Lisbon,  at
the  same  time  requesting  a  colonial  appointment.  In
the  meanwhile  he  should  proceed  to  San  Paolo  de
Loanda,  in  the  first  English  man-of-war,  and  there  wait
for  a  reply.  The  governor  of  Angola  would  doubtless
give  him  some  acting  appointment  ;  in  any  case  he  was
sure  of  board  and  lodging  in  that  hospitable  land.
D' Almeida  determined  to  act  on  this  advice.  He
could  not  think  for  a  moment  of  parting  from  Ananga,
and  even  were  it  possible  to  take  her  to  Lisbon,  he  knew
that  she  would  be  miserable  there,  while  at  Loanda  she
would  feel  almost  at  home.
