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Chapter 9

           Wedidnotconsideritnecessarytocarryanyfoodwithus,asweknewthatwhereverwewentweshouldbecertaintofallinwithcocoa-nuttreeshavingwhichwewereamplysupplied,asPeterkinsaid,withmeatanddrinkandpocket-handkerchiefs!Itooktheprecaution,however,toputtheburning-glassintomypocketlestweshouldwantfire.

           Themorningwasexceedinglylovely.Itwasoneofthatverystillandpeacefulsortwhichmadethefewnoisesthatweheardseemtobequietnoises(Iknownootherwayofexpressingthisidea)noiseswhich,sofarfrominterruptingtheuniversaltranquillityofearth,sea,andsky,rathertendedtorevealtoushowquiettheworldroundusreallywas.SuchsoundsasIrefertowerethepeculiar,melancholyyet,itseemedtome,cheerfulplaintofsea-birdsfloatingontheglassywatersorsailinginthesky;alsothesubduedtwitteringoflittlebirdsamongthebushes,thefaintripplesonthebeach,andthesolemnboomofthesurfuponthedistantcoralreef.Wefeltverygladinourheartsaswewalkedalongthesands,sidebyside.Formypart,IfeltsodeeplyoverjoyedthatIwassurprisedatmyownsensations,andfellintoareverieuponthecausesofhappiness.

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