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Chapter 16

           Itwasthereforeonlyneedfulthattwoofusshouldrow,whilethethirdsteeredbymeansofanoarandrelievedtherowersoccasionally.

           Firstwelandedononeofthesmallislandsandranalloverit,butsawnothingworthyofparticularnotice.Thenwelandedonalargerisland,onwhichweregrowingafewcocoa-nuttrees.Nothavingeatenanythingthatmorning,wegatheredafewofthenutsandbreakfasted.Afterthiswepulledstraightouttosea,andlandedonthecoralreef.

           Thiswasindeedanovelandinterestingsighttous.Wehadnowbeensolongonshorethatwehadalmostforgottentheappearanceofbreakers,fortherewerenonewithinthelagoon.Butnow,aswestoodbesidethefoam-crestedbillowoftheopensea,alltheenthusiasmofthesailorwasawakenedinourbreasts;andaswegazedonthewidespreadruinofthatsinglemagnificentbreakerthatburstinthunderatourfeet,weforgottheCoralIslandbehindus,weforgotourbowerandthecalmreposeofthescentedwoods,weforgotallthathadpassedduringthelastfewmonths,andrememberednothingbutthestorms,thecalms,thefreshbreezes,andthesurgingbillowsoftheopensea.

           Thishuge,ceaselessbreaker,towhichIhavesooftenalluded,wasamuchlargerandmoresublimeobjectthanwehadatallimaginedittobe.Itrosemanyyardsabovethelevelofthesea,andcouldbeseenapproachingatsomedistancefromthereef.

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