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For
three
days
and
three
nights
we
remained
on
this
rock
,
while
the
storm
continued
to
rage
with
unabated
fury
.
On
the
morning
of
the
fourth
day
it
suddenly
ceased
,
and
the
wind
fell
altogether
;
but
the
waves
still
ran
so
high
that
we
did
not
dare
to
put
off
in
our
boat
.
During
the
greater
part
of
this
period
we
scarcely
slept
above
a
few
minutes
at
a
time
;
but
on
the
third
night
we
slept
soundly
,
and
awoke
early
on
the
fourth
morning
to
find
the
sea
very
much
down
,
and
the
sun
shining
brightly
again
in
the
clear
blue
sky
.
It
was
with
light
hearts
that
we
launched
forth
once
more
in
our
little
boat
and
steered
away
for
our
island
home
,
which
,
we
were
overjoyed
to
find
,
was
quite
visible
on
the
horizon
,
for
we
had
feared
that
we
had
been
blown
out
of
sight
of
it
altogether
.
As
it
was
a
dead
calm
,
we
had
to
row
during
the
greater
part
of
the
day
;
but
towards
the
afternoon
a
fair
breeze
sprang
up
,
which
enabled
us
to
hoist
our
sail
.
We
soon
passed
Penguin
Island
and
the
other
island
which
we
had
failed
to
reach
on
the
day
the
storm
commenced
;
but
as
we
had
still
enough
of
provisions
,
and
were
anxious
to
get
home
,
we
did
not
land
--
to
the
great
disappointment
of
Peterkin
,
who
seemed
to
entertain
quite
an
affection
for
the
penguins
.
Although
the
breeze
was
pretty
fresh
for
several
hours
,
we
did
not
reach
the
outer
reef
of
our
island
till
nightfall
;
and
before
we
had
sailed
more
than
a
hundred
yards
into
the
lagoon
,
the
wind
died
away
altogether
,
so
that
we
had
to
take
to
our
oars
again
It
was
late
,
and
the
moon
and
stars
were
shining
brightly
when
we
arrived
opposite
the
bower
and
leaped
upon
the
strand
.
So
glad
were
we
to
be
safe
back
again
on
our
beloved
island
that
we
scarcely
took
time
to
drag
the
boat
a
short
way
up
the
beach
,
and
then
ran
up
to
see
that
all
was
right
at
the
bower
.
I
must
confess
,
however
,
that
my
joy
was
mingled
with
a
vague
sort
of
fear
lest
our
home
had
been
visited
and
destroyed
during
our
absence
;
but
on
reaching
it
we
found
everything
just
as
it
had
been
left
,
and
the
poor
black
cat
curled
up
,
sound
asleep
,
on
the
coral
table
in
front
of
our
humble
dwelling
.
For
many
months
after
this
we
continued
to
live
on
our
island
in
uninterrupted
harmony
and
happiness
.
Sometimes
we
went
out
a-fishing
in
the
lagoon
,
and
sometimes
went
a-hunting
in
the
woods
,
or
ascended
to
the
mountain-top
by
way
of
variety
,
although
Peterkin
always
asserted
that
we
went
for
the
purpose
of
hailing
any
ship
that
might
chance
to
heave
in
sight
.
But
I
am
certain
that
none
of
us
wished
to
be
delivered
from
our
captivity
,
for
we
were
extremely
happy
;
and
Peterkin
used
to
say
that
as
we
were
very
young
,
we
should
not
feel
the
loss
of
a
year
or
two
.
Peterkin
,
as
I
have
said
before
,
was
thirteen
years
of
age
,
Jack
eighteen
,
and
I
fifteen
.
But
Jack
was
very
tall
,
strong
,
and
manly
for
his
age
,
and
might
easily
have
been
mistaken
for
twenty
.
The
climate
was
so
beautiful
that
it
seemed
to
be
a
perpetual
summer
,
and
as
many
of
the
fruit-trees
continued
to
bear
fruit
and
blossom
all
the
year
round
,
we
never
wanted
for
a
plentiful
supply
of
food
.
The
hogs
,
too
,
seemed
rather
to
increase
than
diminish
,
although
Peterkin
was
very
frequent
in
his
attacks
on
them
with
his
spear
.
If
at
any
time
we
failed
in
finding
a
drove
,
we
had
only
to
pay
a
visit
to
the
plum-tree
before
mentioned
,
where
we
always
found
a
large
family
of
them
asleep
under
its
branches
.
We
employed
ourselves
very
busily
during
this
time
in
making
various
garments
of
cocoa-nut
cloth
,
as
those
with
which
we
had
landed
were
beginning
to
be
very
ragged
.
Peterkin
also
succeeded
in
making
excellent
shoes
out
of
the
skin
of
the
old
hog
in
the
following
manner
:
He
first
cut
a
piece
of
the
hide
,
of
an
oblong
form
,
a
few
inches
longer
than
his
foot
.
This
he
soaked
in
water
,
and
while
it
was
wet
he
sewed
up
one
end
of
it
so
as
to
form
a
rough
imitation
of
that
part
of
the
heel
of
a
shoe
where
the
seam
is
.
This
done
,
he
bored
a
row
of
holes
all
round
the
edge
of
the
piece
of
skin
,
through
which
a
tough
line
was
passed
.
Into
the
sewed-up
part
of
this
shoe
he
thrust
his
heel
;
then
,
drawing
the
string
tight
,
the
edges
rose
up
and
overlapped
his
foot
all
round
.
It
is
true
there
were
a
great
many
ill-looking
puckers
in
these
shoes
;
but
we
found
them
very
serviceable
notwithstanding
,
and
Jack
came
at
last
to
prefer
them
to
his
long
boots
.
We
also
made
various
other
useful
articles
,
which
added
to
our
comfort
,
and
once
or
twice
spoke
of
building
us
a
house
;
but
we
had
so
great
an
affection
for
the
bower
,
and
withal
found
it
so
serviceable
,
that
we
determined
not
to
leave
it
,
nor
to
attempt
the
building
of
a
house
,
which
in
such
a
climate
might
turn
out
to
be
rather
disagreeable
than
useful
.
We
often
examined
the
pistol
that
we
had
found
in
the
house
on
the
other
side
of
the
island
,
and
Peterkin
wished
much
that
we
had
powder
and
shot
,
as
it
would
render
pig-killing
much
easier
;
but
,
after
all
,
we
had
become
so
expert
in
the
use
of
our
sling
and
bow
and
spear
that
we
were
independent
of
more
deadly
weapons
.
Diving
in
the
Water
Garden
also
continued
to
afford
us
as
much
pleasure
as
ever
,
and
Peterkin
began
to
be
a
little
more
expert
in
the
water
from
constant
practice
.
As
for
Jack
and
me
,
we
began
to
feel
as
if
water
were
our
native
element
,
and
revelled
in
it
with
so
much
confidence
and
comfort
that
Peterkin
said
he
feared
we
would
turn
into
fish
some
day
and
swim
off
and
leave
him
,
adding
that
he
had
been
for
a
long
time
observing
that
Jack
was
becoming
more
and
more
like
a
shark
every
day
.
Whereupon
Jack
remarked
that
if
he
(
Peterkin
)
were
changed
into
a
fish
,
he
would
certainly
turn
into
nothing
better
or
bigger
than
a
shrimp
.
Poor
Peterkin
did
not
envy
us
our
delightful
excursions
under
water
--
except
,
indeed
,
when
Jack
would
dive
down
to
the
bottom
of
the
Water
Garden
,
sit
down
on
a
rock
,
and
look
up
and
make
faces
at
him
.
Peterkin
did
feel
envious
then
,
and
often
said
he
would
give
anything
to
be
able
to
do
that
.
I
was
much
amused
when
Peterkin
said
this
;
for
if
he
could
only
have
seen
his
own
face
when
he
happened
to
take
a
short
dive
,
he
would
have
seen
that
Jack
's
was
far
surpassed
by
it
--
the
great
difference
being
,
however
,
that
Jack
made
faces
on
purpose
,
Peterkin
could
n't
help
it
!
