Matthew Spong's Commonplace Book - Last post about Bermuda

The longtail shearwater had lost it's long tail feathers and most of the flight feathers on one wing. They were trying to keep it happy and compensate for the fact that it's instincts at that time were to leave Bermuda and fly out into ... We had been instructed to bring a white outfit to wear for the final night at the hotel, when there would be a special entertainment. I had a pair of off-white line trousers and a white cotton shirt, no jacket, and brown belt and shoes ...