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Chapter 17

           Thiscostustwodaysofhardlabourtoaccomplish.

           Wehadalsomuchadotoclearawaytherubbishfrombeforethebower,andspentnearlyaweekinconstantlabourerewegottheneighbourhoodtolookascleanandorderlyasbefore;fortheuprootedbushesandseaweedthatlayonthebeachformedamoredreadfullyconfused-lookingmassthanonewhohadnotseentheplaceaftertheinundationcouldconceive.

           BeforeleavingthesubjectImaymention,forthesakeofthosewhointerestthemselvesinthecuriousnaturalphenomenaofourworld,thatthisgiganticwaveoccursregularlyonsomeoftheislandsofthePacificonce,andsometimestwice,intheyear.Iheardthisstatedbythemissionariesduringmycareerinthoseseas.Theycouldnottellmewhetheritvisitedalloftheislands,butIwascertainlyassuredthatitoccurredperiodicallyinsomeofthem.

           Afterwehadgotourhomeputtorights,andclearedofthedebrisoftheinundation,weagainturnedourthoughtstopayingthepenguinsavisit.Theboatwasthereforeoverhauledandafewrepairsdone.Thenwepreparedasupplyofprovisions,forweintendedtobeabsentatleastanightortwoperhapslonger.Thistookussometimetodo;for,whileJackwasbusywiththeboat,Peterkinwassentintothewoodstospearahogortwo,andhadtosearchlong,sometimes,erehefoundthem.

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