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           Adozenfoxes,afewwildboars,andevenajaguar,weretakeninthisway,theanimalsbeingfounddead,theirstomachspiercedbytheunbentbones.

           Anincidentmusthereberelated,notonlyasinterestinginitself,butbecauseitwasthefirstattemptmadebythecoloniststocommunicatewiththerestofmankind.

           GideonSpiletthadalreadyseveraltimesponderedwhethertothrowintotheseaaletterenclosedinabottle,whichcurrentsmightperhapscarrytoaninhabitedcoast,ortoconfideittopigeons.

           Buthowcoulditbeseriouslyhopedthateitherpigeonsorbottlescouldcrossthedistanceoftwelvehundredmileswhichseparatedtheislandfromanyinhabitedland?Itwouldhavebeenpurefolly.

           Butonthe30thofJunethecapturewaseffected,notwithoutdifficulty,ofanalbatross,whichashotfromHerbert’sgunhadslightlywoundedinthefoot.Itwasamagnificentbird,measuringtenfeetfromwingtowing,andwhichcouldtraverseseasaswideasthePacific.

           Herbertwouldhavelikedtokeepthissuperbbird,asitswoundwouldsoonheal,andhethoughthecouldtameit;butSpilettexplainedtohimthattheyshouldnotneglectthisopportunityofattemptingtocommunicatebythismessengerwiththelandsofthePacific;forifthealbatrosshadcomefromsomeinhabitedregion,therewasnodoubtbutthatitwouldreturntheresosoonasitwassetfree.

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