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Chapter 4

           Theislandonwhichwestoodwashilly,andcoveredalmosteverywherewiththemostbeautifulandrichlycolouredtrees,bushes,andshrubs,noneofwhichIknewthenamesofatthattimeexcept,indeed,thecocoa-nutpalms,whichIrecognisedatoncefromthemanypicturesthatIhadseenofthembeforeIlefthome.Asandybeachofdazzlingwhitenesslinedthisbright-greenshore,anduponittherefellagentlerippleofthesea.Thislastastonishedmemuch,forIrecollectedthatathometheseausedtofallinhugebillowsontheshorelongafterastormhadsubsided.Butoncastingmyglanceouttoseathecausebecameapparent.AboutamiledistantfromtheshoreIsawthegreatbillowsoftheoceanrollinglikeagreenwall,andfallingwithalong,loudroaruponalowcoralreef,wheretheyweredashedintowhitefoamandflungupincloudsofspray.Thisspraysometimesflewexceedinglyhigh,andeveryhereandthereabeautifulrainbowwasformedforamomentamongthefallingdrops.Weafterwardsfoundthatthiscoralreefextendedquiteroundtheisland,andformedanaturalbreakwatertoit.Beyondthis,thesearoseandtossedviolentlyfromtheeffectsofthestorm;butbetweenthereefandtheshoreitwasascalmandassmoothasapond.

           MyheartwasfilledwithmoredelightthanIcanexpressatsightofsomanygloriousobjects,andmythoughtsturnedsuddenlytothecontemplationoftheCreatorofthemall.Imentionthisthemoregladly,becauseatthattime,Iamashamedtosay,IveryseldomthoughtofmyCreator,althoughIwasconstantlysurroundedbythemostbeautifulandwonderfulofHisworks.Iobserved,fromtheexpressionofmycompanion’scountenance,thathetooderivedmuchjoyfromthesplendidscenery,whichwasallthemoreagreeabletousafterourlongvoyageonthesaltsea.

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