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"
Well
,
then
,
"
said
Jack
,
"
it
seems
to
me
that
we
could
not
do
better
than
shape
our
course
for
the
island
on
which
Avatea
lives
,
and
endeavour
to
persuade
Tararo
to
let
her
marry
the
black
fellow
to
whom
she
is
engaged
instead
of
making
a
'
long
pig
'
of
her
.
If
he
has
a
spark
of
gratitude
in
him
,
he
'll
do
it
.
Besides
,
having
become
champions
for
this
girl
once
before
,
it
behoves
us
,
as
true
knights
,
not
to
rest
until
we
set
her
free
;
at
least
,
all
the
heroes
in
all
the
story-books
I
have
ever
read
would
count
it
foul
disgrace
to
leave
such
a
work
unfinished
.
"
"
I
'm
sure
I
do
n't
know
or
care
what
your
knights
in
story-books
would
do
,
"
said
Peterkin
;
"
but
I
'm
certain
that
it
would
be
capital
fun
,
so
I
'm
your
man
whenever
you
want
me
.
"
This
plan
of
Jack
's
was
quite
in
accordance
with
his
romantic
,
impulsive
nature
;
and
having
made
up
his
mind
to
save
this
black
girl
,
he
could
not
rest
until
the
thing
was
commenced
.
"
But
there
may
be
great
danger
in
this
attempt
,
"
he
said
at
the
end
of
a
long
consultation
on
the
subject
.
"
Will
you
,
lads
,
go
with
me
in
spite
of
this
?
"
"
Go
with
you
!
"
we
repeated
in
the
same
breath
.
"
Can
you
doubt
it
?
"
said
I.
"
For
a
moment
?
"
added
Peterkin
.
I
need
scarcely
say
that
having
made
up
our
minds
to
go
on
this
enterprise
,
we
lost
no
time
in
making
preparations
to
quit
the
island
;
and
as
the
schooner
was
well
laden
with
stores
of
every
kind
for
a
long
cruise
,
we
had
little
to
do
except
to
add
to
our
abundant
supply
a
quantity
of
cocoa-nuts
,
bread-fruit
,
taro
,
yams
,
plums
,
and
potatoes
,
chiefly
with
the
view
of
carrying
the
fragrance
of
our
dear
island
along
with
us
as
long
as
we
could
.
When
all
was
ready
,
we
paid
a
farewell
visit
to
the
different
familiar
spots
where
most
of
our
time
had
been
spent
.
We
ascended
the
mountain-top
,
and
gazed
for
the
last
time
at
the
rich
green
foliage
in
the
valleys
,
the
white
sandy
beach
,
the
placid
lagoon
,
and
the
barrier
coral
reef
with
its
crested
breakers
.
Then
we
descended
to
Spouting
Cliff
,
and
looked
down
at
the
pale-green
monster
which
we
had
made
such
fruitless
efforts
to
spear
in
days
gone
by
.
From
this
we
hurried
to
the
Water
Garden
,
and
took
a
last
dive
into
its
clear
waters
and
a
last
gambol
amongst
its
coral
groves
.
I
hurried
out
before
my
companions
,
and
dressed
in
haste
,
in
order
to
have
a
long
examination
of
my
tank
,
which
Peterkin
,
in
the
fulness
of
his
heart
,
had
tended
with
the
utmost
care
,
as
being
a
vivid
remembrancer
of
me
rather
than
out
of
love
for
natural
history
.
It
was
in
superb
condition
:
the
water
as
clear
and
pellucid
as
crystal
;
the
red
and
green
seaweed
of
the
most
brilliant
hues
;
the
red
,
purple
,
yellow
,
green
,
and
striped
anemones
fully
expanded
,
and
stretching
out
their
arms
as
if
to
welcome
and
embrace
their
former
master
;
the
starfish
,
zoophytes
,
sea-pens
,
and
other
innumerable
marine
insects
,
looking
fresh
and
beautiful
;
and
the
crabs
,
as
Peterkin
said
,
looking
as
wide-awake
,
impertinent
,
rampant
,
and
pugnacious
as
ever
.
It
was
,
indeed
,
so
lovely
and
so
interesting
that
I
would
scarcely
allow
myself
to
be
torn
away
from
it
.
