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We
did
not
consider
it
necessary
to
carry
any
food
with
us
,
as
we
knew
that
wherever
we
went
we
should
be
certain
to
fall
in
with
cocoa-nut
trees
--
having
which
we
were
amply
supplied
,
as
Peterkin
said
,
with
meat
and
drink
and
pocket-handkerchiefs
!
I
took
the
precaution
,
however
,
to
put
the
burning-glass
into
my
pocket
lest
we
should
want
fire
.
The
morning
was
exceedingly
lovely
.
It
was
one
of
that
very
still
and
peaceful
sort
which
made
the
few
noises
that
we
heard
seem
to
be
quiet
noises
(
I
know
no
other
way
of
expressing
this
idea
)
--
noises
which
,
so
far
from
interrupting
the
universal
tranquillity
of
earth
,
sea
,
and
sky
,
rather
tended
to
reveal
to
us
how
quiet
the
world
round
us
really
was
.
Such
sounds
as
I
refer
to
were
the
peculiar
,
melancholy
--
yet
,
it
seemed
to
me
,
cheerful
--
plaint
of
sea-birds
floating
on
the
glassy
waters
or
sailing
in
the
sky
;
also
the
subdued
twittering
of
little
birds
among
the
bushes
,
the
faint
ripples
on
the
beach
,
and
the
solemn
boom
of
the
surf
upon
the
distant
coral
reef
.
We
felt
very
glad
in
our
hearts
as
we
walked
along
the
sands
,
side
by
side
.
For
my
part
,
I
felt
so
deeply
overjoyed
that
I
was
surprised
at
my
own
sensations
,
and
fell
into
a
reverie
upon
the
causes
of
happiness
.
I
came
to
the
conclusion
that
a
state
of
profound
peace
and
repose
,
both
in
regard
to
outward
objects
and
within
the
soul
,
is
the
happiest
condition
in
which
man
can
be
placed
;
for
although
I
had
many
a
time
been
most
joyful
and
happy
when
engaged
in
bustling
,
energetic
,
active
pursuits
or
amusements
,
I
never
found
that
such
joy
or
satisfaction
was
so
deep
or
so
pleasant
to
reflect
upon
as
that
which
I
now
experienced
.
And
I
was
the
more
confirmed
in
this
opinion
when
I
observed
--
and
,
indeed
,
as
told
by
himself
--
that
Peterkin
's
happiness
was
also
very
great
;
yet
he
did
not
express
this
by
dancing
,
as
was
his
wont
,
nor
did
he
give
so
much
as
a
single
shout
,
but
walked
quietly
between
us
with
his
eye
sparkling
and
a
joyful
smile
upon
his
countenance
.
My
reader
must
not
suppose
that
I
thought
all
this
in
the
clear
and
methodical
manner
in
which
I
have
set
it
down
here
.
These
thoughts
did
indeed
pass
through
my
mind
;
but
they
did
so
in
a
very
confused
and
indefinite
manner
,
for
I
was
young
at
that
time
and
not
much
given
to
deep
reflections
.
Neither
did
I
consider
that
the
peace
whereof
I
write
is
not
to
be
found
in
this
world
--
at
least
in
its
perfection
--
although
I
have
since
learned
that
,
by
religion
,
a
man
may
attain
to
a
very
great
degree
of
it
.
I
have
said
that
Peterkin
walked
along
the
sands
between
us
.
We
had
two
ways
of
walking
together
about
our
island
.
When
we
travelled
through
the
woods
we
always
did
so
in
single
file
,
as
by
this
method
we
advanced
with
greater
facility
,
the
one
treading
in
the
other
's
footsteps
.
In
such
cases
Jack
always
took
the
lead
,
Peterkin
followed
,
and
I
brought
up
the
rear
.
But
when
we
travelled
along
the
sands
,
which
extended
almost
in
an
unbroken
line
of
glistening
white
round
the
island
,
we
marched
abreast
,
as
we
found
this
method
more
sociable
and
every
way
more
pleasant
.
Jack
,
being
the
tallest
,
walked
next
the
sea
,
and
Peterkin
marched
between
us
,
as
by
this
arrangement
either
of
us
could
talk
to
him
or
he
to
us
,
while
if
Jack
and
I
happened
to
wish
to
converse
together
we
could
conveniently
do
so
over
Peterkin
's
head
.
Peterkin
used
to
say
,
in
reference
to
this
arrangement
,
that
had
he
been
as
tall
as
either
of
us
,
our
order
of
march
might
have
been
the
same
;
for
,
as
Jack
often
used
to
scold
him
for
letting
everything
we
said
to
him
pass
in
at
one
ear
and
out
at
the
other
,
his
head
could
,
of
course
,
form
no
interruption
to
our
discourse
.
We
were
now
fairly
started
.
Half-a-mile
's
walk
conveyed
us
round
a
bend
in
the
land
which
shut
out
our
bower
from
view
,
and
for
some
time
we
advanced
at
a
brisk
pace
without
speaking
,
though
our
eyes
were
not
idle
,
but
noted
everything
--
in
the
woods
,
on
the
shore
,
or
in
the
sea
--
that
was
interesting
.
After
passing
the
ridge
of
land
that
formed
one
side
of
our
valley
--
the
Valley
of
the
Wreck
--
we
beheld
another
small
vale
lying
before
us
in
all
the
luxuriant
loveliness
of
tropical
vegetation
.
We
had
indeed
seen
it
before
from
the
mountain-top
,
but
we
had
no
idea
that
it
would
turn
out
to
be
so
much
more
lovely
when
we
were
close
to
it
.
We
were
about
to
commence
the
exploration
of
this
valley
when
Peterkin
stopped
us
,
and
directed
our
attention
to
a
very
remarkable
appearance
in
advance
along
the
shore
.
"
What
's
yon
,
think
you
?
"
said
he
,
levelling
his
spear
as
if
he
expected
an
immediate
attack
from
the
object
in
question
,
though
it
was
full
half-a-mile
distant
.
As
he
spoke
,
there
appeared
a
white
column
above
the
rocks
,
as
if
of
steam
or
spray
.
It
rose
upwards
to
a
height
of
several
feet
,
and
then
disappeared
.
Had
this
been
near
the
sea
,
we
would
not
have
been
so
greatly
surprised
,
as
it
might
in
that
case
have
been
the
surf
,
for
at
this
part
of
the
coast
the
coral
reef
approached
so
near
to
the
island
that
in
some
parts
it
almost
joined
it
.
There
was
,
therefore
,
no
lagoon
between
,
and
the
heavy
surf
of
the
ocean
beat
almost
up
to
the
rocks
.
But
this
white
column
appeared
about
fifty
yards
inland
.
The
rocks
at
the
place
were
rugged
,
and
they
stretched
across
the
sandy
beach
into
the
sea
.
Scarce
had
we
ceased
expressing
our
surprise
at
this
sight
when
another
column
flew
upwards
for
a
few
seconds
,
not
far
from
the
spot
where
the
first
had
been
seen
,
and
disappeared
;
and
so
,
at
long
,
irregular
intervals
,
these
strange
sights
recurred
.
We
were
now
quite
sure
that
the
columns
were
watery
,
or
composed
of
spray
;
but
what
caused
them
we
could
not
guess
,
so
we
determined
to
go
and
see
.
In
a
few
minutes
we
gained
the
spot
,
which
was
very
rugged
and
precipitous
,
and
,
moreover
,
quite
damp
with
the
falling
of
the
spray
.
We
had
much
ado
to
pass
over
dry-shod
.
The
ground
,
also
,
was
full
of
holes
here
and
there
.
