Everywhere in Mauritius you will be remembered of the famous Love Story "Paul and Virginie" written by Jaques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, also at school children read the story:

Raised as brother and sister on Mauritius, Paul and Virginie are torn apart when a rich relative in France sends for Virginie in order to educate her and bring her up as a lady. Virginie refuses to marry a wealthy suitor, and is sent back to Mauritius during the cyclone season. Her ship, the Saint-Géran, sinks, taking Virginie with it, as modesty will not allow her to remove her clothing in order to swim to shore. Heart-broken, Paul dies not long afterwards.