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At
six
o’clock
in
the
morning
of
the
8th
January
I
went
up
on
to
the
platform
.
The
dawn
was
breaking
.
The
island
soon
showed
itself
through
the
dissipating
fogs
,
first
the
shore
,
then
the
summits
.
The
natives
were
there
,
more
numerous
than
on
the
day
before
--
five
or
six
hundred
perhaps
--
some
of
them
,
profiting
by
the
low
water
,
had
come
on
to
the
coral
,
at
less
than
two
cable-lengths
from
the
Nautilus
.
I
distinguished
them
easily
;
they
were
true
Papuans
,
with
athletic
figures
,
men
of
good
race
,
large
high
foreheads
,
large
,
but
not
broad
and
flat
,
and
white
teeth
.
Their
woolly
hair
,
with
a
reddish
tinge
,
showed
off
on
their
black
shining
bodies
like
those
of
the
Nubians
.
From
the
lobes
of
their
ears
,
cut
and
distended
,
hung
chaplets
of
bones
.
Most
of
these
savages
were
naked
.
Amongst
them
,
I
remarked
some
women
,
dressed
from
the
hips
to
knees
in
quite
a
crinoline
of
herbs
,
that
sustained
a
vegetable
waistband
.
Some
chiefs
had
ornamented
their
necks
with
a
crescent
and
collars
of
glass
beads
,
red
and
white
;
nearly
all
were
armed
with
bows
,
arrows
,
and
shields
and
carried
on
their
shoulders
a
sort
of
net
containing
those
round
stones
which
they
cast
from
their
slings
with
great
skill
.
One
of
these
chiefs
,
rather
near
to
the
Nautilus
,
examined
it
attentively
.
He
was
,
perhaps
,
a
"
mado
"
of
high
rank
,
for
he
was
draped
in
a
mat
of
banana-leaves
,
notched
round
the
edges
,
and
set
off
with
brilliant
colours
.
I
could
easily
have
knocked
down
this
native
,
who
was
within
a
short
length
;
but
I
thought
that
it
was
better
to
wait
for
real
hostile
demonstrations
.
Between
Europeans
and
savages
,
it
is
proper
for
the
Europeans
to
parry
sharply
,
not
to
attack
.
During
low
water
the
natives
roamed
about
near
the
Nautilus
,
but
were
not
troublesome
;
I
heard
them
frequently
repeat
the
word
"
Assai
,
"
and
by
their
gestures
I
understood
that
they
invited
me
to
go
on
land
,
an
invitation
that
I
declined
.
So
that
,
on
that
day
,
the
boat
did
not
push
off
,
to
the
great
displeasure
of
Master
Land
,
who
could
not
complete
his
provisions
.
This
adroit
Canadian
employed
his
time
in
preparing
the
viands
and
meat
that
he
had
brought
off
the
island
.
As
for
the
savages
,
they
returned
to
the
shore
about
eleven
o’clock
in
the
morning
,
as
soon
as
the
coral
tops
began
to
disappear
under
the
rising
tide
;
but
I
saw
their
numbers
had
increased
considerably
on
the
shore
.
Probably
they
came
from
the
neighbouring
islands
,
or
very
likely
from
Papua
.
However
,
I
had
not
seen
a
single
native
canoe
.
Having
nothing
better
to
do
,
I
thought
of
dragging
these
beautiful
limpid
waters
,
under
which
I
saw
a
profusion
of
shells
,
zoophytes
,
and
marine
plants
.
Moreover
,
it
was
the
last
day
that
the
Nautilus
would
pass
in
these
parts
,
if
it
float
in
open
sea
the
next
day
,
according
to
Captain
Nemo
's
promise
.
I
therefore
called
Conseil
,
who
brought
me
a
little
light
drag
,
very
like
those
for
the
oyster
fishery
.
Now
to
work
!
For
two
hours
we
fished
unceasingly
,
but
without
bringing
up
any
rarities
.
The
drag
was
filled
with
midas-ears
,
harps
,
melames
,
and
particularly
the
most
beautiful
hammers
I
have
ever
seen
.
We
also
brought
up
some
sea-slugs
,
pearl-oysters
,
and
a
dozen
little
turtles
that
were
reserved
for
the
pantry
on
board
.
But
just
when
I
expected
it
least
,
I
put
my
hand
on
a
wonder
,
I
might
say
a
natural
deformity
,
very
rarely
met
with
.
Conseil
was
just
dragging
,
and
his
net
came
up
filled
with
divers
ordinary
shells
,
when
,
all
at
once
,
he
saw
me
plunge
my
arm
quickly
into
the
net
,
to
draw
out
a
shell
,
and
heard
me
utter
a
cry
.
"
What
is
the
matter
,
sir
?
"
he
asked
in
surprise
.
"
Has
master
been
bitten
?
"
"
No
,
my
boy
;
but
I
would
willingly
have
given
a
finger
for
my
discovery
.
"
