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Chapter 15

           Imustalsoaddthatthepooroldcatwhichwehadbroughthomehadalwaysaliberalshareofourgoodthings;andsowellwasitlookedafter,especiallybyPeterkin,thatitrecoveredmuchofitsformerstrength,andseemedtoimproveinsightaswellashearing.

           Thelargeflatstone,orrockofcoral,whichstoodjustinfrontoftheentrancetoourbower,wasourtable.Onthisrockwehadspreadoutthefewarticleswepossessedthedaywewereshipwrecked;andonthesamerock,duringmanyadayafterwards,wespreadoutthebountifulsupplywithwhichwehadbeenblessedonourCoralIsland.SometimeswesatdownatthistabletoafeastconsistingofhotrollsasPeterkincalledthenewlybakedbread-fruitaroastpig,roastduck,boiledandroastedyams,cocoa-nuts,taro,andsweetpotatoes;whichwefollowedupwithadessertofplums,apples,andplantainsthelastbeingalarge-sizedanddelightfulfruit,whichgrewonalargeshrubortreenotmorethantwelvefeethigh,withlight-greenleavesofenormouslengthandbreadth.Theseluxuriousfeastswereusuallywasheddownwithcocoa-nutlemonade.

           OccasionallyPeterkintriedtodevisesomenewdish"aconglomerate,"asheusedtosay;butthesegenerallyturnedoutsuchatrociouscompoundsthathewasultimatelyinducedtogiveuphisattemptsinextremedisgustnotforgetting,however,topointouttoJackthathisfailurewasadirectcontradictiontotheproverbwhichhe(Jack)wasconstantlythrustingdownhisthroatnamely,that"wherethere’sawillthere’saway."

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