Chapter XXIV
W. P. (William Peter) Baines translation
I was aware that I had accepted a heavy responsibility in adopting this refractory brother, the more so because I took my oath very seriously.
But fate separated us on the second day following, and soon we were half the world apart.
Yves set sail for the Atlantic, and I left for the Levant, for Stamboul.
It was not until fifteen months later, in May, 1877, that we met again on board the Médée, which was cruising between India and China.