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Chapter 8

           Havingnowgotourselvesintoaverycomfortablecondition,webegantotalkofaprojectwhichwehadlonghadincontemplationnamely,totravelentirelyroundtheisland,inorder,first,toascertainwhetheritcontainedanyotherproductionswhichmightbeusefultous;and,second,toseewhethertheremightbeanyplacemoreconvenientandsuitableforourpermanentresidencethanthatonwhichwewerenowencamped.Notthatwewereinanydegreedissatisfiedwithit.Onthecontrary,weentertainedquiteahome-feelingtoourboweranditsneighbourhood;butifabetterplacedidexist,therewasnoreasonwhyweshouldnotmakeuseofit.Atanyrate,itwouldbewelltoknowofitsexistence.

           Wehadmuchearnesttalkoverthismatter.ButJackproposedthat,beforeundertakingsuchanexcursion,weshouldsupplyourselveswithgooddefensivearms;for,asweintendednotonlytogoroundalltheshore,buttodescendmostofthevalleys,beforereturninghome,weshouldbelikelytomeetinwithhewouldnotsaydangersbutatleastwitheverythingthatexistedontheisland,whateverthatmightbe.

           "Besides,"saidJack,"itwon’tdoforustoliveoncocoa-nutsandoystersalways.Nodoubttheyareveryexcellentintheirway,butIthinkalittleanimalfoodnowandthenwouldbeagreeableaswellasgoodforus;andastherearemanysmallbirdsamongthetrees,someofwhichareprobablyverygoodtoeat,Ithinkitwouldbeacapitalplantomakebowsandarrows,withwhichwecouldeasilyknockthemover."

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