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On
seeing
this
,
Peterkin
turned
with
a
grave
face
to
us
and
said
,
"
It
's
my
opinion
that
these
birds
are
all
stark
,
staring
mad
,
and
that
this
is
an
enchanted
island
.
I
therefore
propose
that
we
should
either
put
about
ship
and
fly
in
terror
from
the
spot
,
or
land
valorously
on
the
island
and
sell
our
lives
as
dearly
as
we
can
.
"
"
I
vote
for
landing
;
so
pull
in
,
lads
!
"
said
Jack
,
giving
a
stroke
with
his
oar
that
made
the
boat
spin
.
In
a
few
seconds
we
ran
the
boat
into
a
little
creek
,
where
we
made
her
fast
to
a
projecting
piece
of
coral
,
and
running
up
the
beach
,
entered
the
ranks
of
the
penguins
,
armed
with
our
cudgels
and
our
spear
.
We
were
greatly
surprised
to
find
that
instead
of
attacking
us
,
or
showing
signs
of
fear
at
our
approach
,
these
curious
birds
did
not
move
from
their
places
until
we
laid
hands
on
them
,
and
merely
turned
their
eyes
on
us
in
solemn
,
stupid
wonder
as
we
passed
.
There
was
one
old
penguin
,
however
,
that
began
to
walk
slowly
towards
the
sea
;
and
Peterkin
took
it
into
his
head
that
he
would
try
to
interrupt
its
progress
,
so
he
ran
between
it
and
the
sea
and
brandished
his
cudgel
in
its
face
.
But
this
proved
to
be
a
resolute
old
bird
.
It
would
not
retreat
;
nay
,
more
,
it
would
not
cease
to
advance
,
but
battled
with
Peterkin
bravely
,
and
drove
him
before
it
until
it
reached
the
sea
.
Had
Peterkin
used
his
club
he
could
easily
have
felled
it
,
no
doubt
;
but
as
he
had
no
wish
to
do
so
cruel
an
act
merely
out
of
sport
,
he
let
the
bird
escape
.
We
spent
fully
three
hours
on
this
island
in
watching
the
habit
of
these
curious
birds
;
but
when
we
finally
left
them
,
we
all
three
concluded
,
after
much
consultation
,
that
they
were
the
most
wonderful
creatures
we
had
ever
seen
,
and
further
,
we
thought
it
probable
that
they
were
the
most
wonderful
creatures
in
the
world
!
It
was
evening
before
we
left
the
island
of
the
penguins
.
As
we
had
made
up
our
minds
to
encamp
for
the
night
on
a
small
island
whereon
grew
a
few
cocoa-nut
trees
,
which
was
about
two
miles
off
,
we
lay-to
our
oars
with
some
energy
.
But
a
danger
was
in
store
for
us
which
we
had
not
anticipated
.
The
wind
,
which
had
carried
us
so
quickly
to
Penguin
Island
,
freshened
as
evening
drew
on
to
a
stiff
breeze
,
and
before
we
had
made
half
the
distance
to
the
small
island
,
it
became
a
regular
gale
.
Although
it
was
not
so
directly
against
us
as
to
prevent
our
rowing
in
the
course
we
wished
to
go
,
yet
it
checked
us
very
much
;
and
although
the
force
of
the
sea
was
somewhat
broken
by
the
island
,
the
waves
soon
began
to
rise
and
to
roll
their
broken
crests
against
our
small
craft
,
so
that
she
began
to
take
in
water
,
and
we
had
much
ado
to
keep
ourselves
afloat
.
At
last
the
wind
and
sea
together
became
so
violent
that
we
found
it
impossible
to
make
the
island
;
so
Jack
suddenly
put
the
head
of
the
boat
round
,
and
ordered
Peterkin
and
me
to
hoist
a
corner
of
the
sail
,
intending
to
run
back
to
Penguin
Island
.
"
We
shall
at
least
have
the
shelter
of
the
bushes
,
"
he
said
as
the
boat
flew
before
the
wind
,
"
and
the
penguins
will
keep
us
company
.
"
As
Jack
spoke
,
the
wind
suddenly
shifted
and
blew
so
much
against
us
that
we
were
forced
to
hoist
more
of
the
sail
in
order
to
beat
up
for
the
island
,
being
by
this
change
thrown
much
to
leeward
of
it
.
What
made
matters
worse
was
that
the
gale
came
in
squalls
,
so
that
we
were
more
than
once
nearly
upset
.
"
Stand
by
,
both
of
you
!
"
cried
Jack
in
a
quick
,
earnest
tone
.
"
Be
ready
to
deuce
the
sail
.
I
very
much
fear
we
wo
n't
make
the
island
after
all
.
"
Peterkin
and
I
were
so
much
in
the
habit
of
trusting
everything
to
Jack
that
we
had
fallen
into
the
way
of
not
considering
things
,
especially
such
things
as
were
under
Jack
's
care
.
We
had
,
therefore
,
never
doubted
for
a
moment
that
all
was
going
well
,
so
that
it
was
with
no
little
anxiety
that
we
heard
him
make
the
above
remark
.
However
,
we
had
no
time
for
question
or
surmise
,
for
at
the
moment
he
spoke
a
heavy
squall
was
bearing
down
upon
us
,
and
as
we
were
then
flying
with
our
lee
gunwale
dipping
occasionally
under
the
waves
,
it
was
evident
that
we
should
have
to
lower
our
sail
altogether
.
In
a
few
seconds
the
squall
struck
the
boat
;
but
Peterkin
and
I
had
the
sail
down
in
a
moment
,
so
that
it
did
not
upset
us
.
But
when
it
was
past
we
were
more
than
half-full
of
water
.
This
I
soon
bailed
out
,
while
Peterkin
again
hoisted
a
corner
of
the
sail
.
But
the
evil
which
Jack
had
feared
came
upon
us
.
We
found
it
quite
impossible
to
make
Penguin
Island
.
The
gale
carried
us
quickly
past
it
towards
the
open
sea
,
and
the
terrible
truth
flashed
upon
us
that
we
should
be
swept
out
and
left
to
perish
miserably
in
a
small
boat
in
the
midst
of
the
wide
ocean
.
This
idea
was
forced
very
strongly
upon
us
,
because
we
saw
nothing
in
the
direction
whither
the
wind
was
blowing
us
save
the
raging
billows
of
the
sea
;
and
indeed
we
trembled
as
we
gazed
around
us
,
for
we
were
now
beyond
the
shelter
of
the
islands
,
and
it
seemed
as
though
any
of
the
huge
billows
,
which
curled
over
in
masses
of
foam
,
might
swallow
us
up
in
a
moment
.
The
water
also
began
to
wash
in
over
our
sides
,
and
I
had
to
keep
constantly
bailing
;
for
Jack
could
not
quit
the
helm
,
nor
Peterkin
the
sail
,
for
an
instant
,
without
endangering
our
lives
.
In
the
midst
of
this
distress
Jack
uttered
an
exclamation
of
hope
,
and
pointed
towards
a
low
island
or
rock
which
lay
directly
ahead
.
It
had
been
hitherto
unobserved
,
owing
to
the
dark
clouds
that
obscured
the
sky
and
the
blinding
spray
that
seemed
to
fill
the
whole
atmosphere
.
As
we
neared
this
rock
we
observed
that
it
was
quite
destitute
of
trees
and
verdure
,
and
so
low
that
the
sea
broke
completely
over
it
.
In
fact
,
it
was
nothing
more
than
the
summit
of
one
of
the
coral
formations
,
which
rose
only
a
few
feet
above
the
level
of
the
water
,
and
was
,
in
stormy
weather
,
all
but
invisible
.
Over
this
island
the
waves
were
breaking
in
the
utmost
fury
,
and
our
hearts
sank
within
us
as
we
saw
that
there
was
not
a
spot
where
we
could
thrust
our
little
boat
without
its
being
dashed
to
pieces
.
