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"
But
are
you
sure
that
that
's
it
?
"
asked
Peterkin
.
"
Quite
sure
,
"
replied
Jack
;
"
for
I
was
particularly
interested
in
the
account
I
once
read
of
it
,
and
I
remember
the
description
well
.
I
am
sorry
,
however
that
I
have
forgotten
the
descriptions
of
many
other
trees
which
I
am
sure
we
have
seen
today
,
if
we
could
but
recognise
them
.
So
you
see
,
Peterkin
,
I
'm
not
up
to
everything
yet
.
"
"
Never
mind
,
Jack
,
"
said
Peterkin
with
a
grave
,
patronising
expression
of
countenance
,
patting
his
tall
companion
on
the
shoulder
--
"
never
mind
,
Jack
;
you
know
a
good
deal
for
your
age
.
You
're
a
clever
boy
,
sir
--
a
promising
young
man
;
and
if
you
only
go
on
as
you
have
begun
,
sir
,
you
will
--
"
The
end
of
this
speech
was
suddenly
cut
short
by
Jack
tripping
up
Peterkin
's
heels
and
tumbling
him
into
a
mass
of
thick
shrubs
,
where
,
finding
himself
comfortable
,
he
lay
still
,
basking
in
the
sunshine
,
while
Jack
and
I
examined
the
bread-fruit
tree
.
We
were
much
struck
with
the
deep
,
rich
green
colour
of
its
broad
leaves
,
which
were
twelve
or
eighteen
inches
long
,
deeply
indented
,
and
of
a
glossy
smoothness
,
like
the
laurel
.
The
fruit
,
with
which
it
was
loaded
,
was
nearly
round
,
and
appeared
to
be
about
six
inches
in
diameter
,
with
a
rough
rind
,
marked
with
lozenge-shaped
divisions
.
It
was
of
various
colours
,
from
light
pea-green
to
brown
and
rich
yellow
.
Jack
said
that
the
yellow
was
the
ripe
fruit
.
We
afterwards
found
that
most
of
the
fruit-trees
on
the
island
were
evergreens
,
and
that
we
might
,
when
we
wished
,
pluck
the
blossom
and
the
ripe
fruit
from
the
same
tree
.
Such
a
wonderful
difference
from
the
trees
of
our
own
country
surprised
us
not
a
little
.
The
bark
of
the
tree
was
rough
and
light-coloured
;
the
trunk
was
about
two
feet
in
diameter
,
and
it
appeared
to
be
twenty
feet
high
,
being
quite
destitute
of
branches
up
to
that
height
,
where
it
branched
off
into
a
beautiful
and
umbrageous
head
.
We
noticed
that
the
fruit
hung
in
clusters
of
twos
and
threes
on
the
branches
;
but
as
we
were
anxious
to
get
to
the
top
of
the
hill
,
we
refrained
from
attempting
to
pluck
any
at
that
time
.
Our
hearts
were
now
very
much
cheered
by
our
good
fortune
,
and
it
was
with
light
and
active
steps
that
we
clambered
up
the
steep
sides
of
the
hill
.
On
reaching
the
summit
a
new
,
and
if
possible
a
grander
,
prospect
met
our
gaze
.
We
found
that
this
was
not
the
highest
part
of
the
island
,
but
that
another
hill
lay
beyond
,
with
a
wide
valley
between
it
and
the
one
on
which
we
stood
.
This
valley
,
like
the
first
,
was
also
full
of
rich
trees
--
some
dark
and
some
light
green
,
some
heavy
and
thick
in
foliage
,
and
others
light
,
feathery
,
and
graceful
,
while
the
beautiful
blossoms
on
many
of
them
threw
a
sort
of
rainbow
tint
over
all
,
and
gave
to
the
valley
the
appearance
of
a
garden
of
flowers
.
Among
these
we
recognised
many
of
the
bread-fruit
trees
,
laden
with
yellow
fruit
,
and
also
a
great
many
cocoa-nut
palms
.
After
gazing
our
fill
we
pushed
down
the
hillside
,
crossed
the
valley
,
and
soon
began
to
ascend
the
second
mountain
.
It
was
clothed
with
trees
nearly
to
the
top
;
but
the
summit
was
bare
,
and
in
some
places
broken
.
While
on
our
way
up
we
came
to
an
object
which
filled
us
with
much
interest
.
This
was
the
stump
of
a
tree
that
had
evidently
been
cut
down
with
an
axe
!
So
,
then
,
we
were
not
the
first
who
had
viewed
this
beautiful
isle
.
The
hand
of
man
had
been
at
work
there
before
us
.
It
now
began
to
recur
to
us
again
that
perhaps
the
island
was
inhabited
,
although
we
had
not
seen
any
traces
of
man
until
now
.
But
a
second
glance
at
the
stump
convinced
us
that
we
had
not
more
reason
to
think
so
now
than
formerly
;
for
the
surface
of
the
wood
was
quite
decayed
and
partly
covered
with
fungus
and
green
matter
,
so
that
it
must
have
been
cut
many
years
ago
.
"
Perhaps
,
"
said
Peterkin
,
"
some
ship
or
other
has
touched
here
long
ago
for
wood
,
and
only
taken
one
tree
.
"
