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Chapter 6

           Thefruit,withwhichitwasloaded,wasnearlyround,andappearedtobeaboutsixinchesindiameter,witharoughrind,markedwithlozenge-shapeddivisions.Itwasofvariouscolours,fromlightpea-greentobrownandrichyellow.Jacksaidthattheyellowwastheripefruit.Weafterwardsfoundthatmostofthefruit-treesontheislandwereevergreens,andthatwemight,whenwewished,plucktheblossomandtheripefruitfromthesametree.Suchawonderfuldifferencefromthetreesofourowncountrysurprisedusnotalittle.Thebarkofthetreewasroughandlight-coloured;thetrunkwasabouttwofeetindiameter,anditappearedtobetwentyfeethigh,beingquitedestituteofbranchesuptothatheight,whereitbranchedoffintoabeautifulandumbrageoushead.Wenoticedthatthefruithunginclustersoftwosandthreesonthebranches;butaswewereanxioustogettothetopofthehill,werefrainedfromattemptingtopluckanyatthattime.

           Ourheartswerenowverymuchcheeredbyourgoodfortune,anditwaswithlightandactivestepsthatweclamberedupthesteepsidesofthehill.Onreachingthesummitanew,andifpossibleagrander,prospectmetourgaze.Wefoundthatthiswasnotthehighestpartoftheisland,butthatanotherhilllaybeyond,withawidevalleybetweenitandtheoneonwhichwestood.

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