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Captain Grant’s Story

           Butthislittleisle"

           "No,madam,itisarockonlyfitatmosttosupportafewsettlers;whilewhatweneedisavastcountry,whosevirginsoilaboundsinuntouchedstoresofwealth,"repliedthecaptain.

           "Well,captain,"exclaimedGlenarvan,"thefutureisours,andthiscountrywewillseekfortogether."

           AndthetwobraveScotchmenjoinedhandsinaheartygripandsosealedthecompact.

           Ageneralwishwasexpressedtohear,whiletheywereontheisland,theaccountoftheshipwreckoftheBritannia,andofthetwoyearsspentbythesurvivorsinthisveryplace.HarryGrantwasdelightedtogratifytheircuriosity,andcommencedhisnarrationforthwith.

           "Mystory,"hesaid,"isthatofalltheRobinsonCru-soescastuponanisland,withonlyGodandthemselvestorelyon,andfeelingitadutytostruggleforlifewiththeelements.

           "Itwasduringthenightofthe26thor27thofJune,1862,thattheBritannia,disabledbyasixdays’storm,struckagainsttherocksofMariaTheresa.Theseawasmountainshigh,andlifeboatswereuseless.Myunfortunatecrewallperished,exceptBobLearceandJoeBell,whowithmyselfmanagedtoreachshoreaftertwentyunsuccessfulattempts.

           "Thelandwhichreceiveduswasonlyanuninhabitedisland,twomilesbroadandfivelong,withaboutthirtytreesintheinterior,afewmeadows,andabrookoffreshwater,whichfortunatelyneverdriedup.Alonewithmysailors,inthiscorneroftheglobe,Ididnotdespair.IputmytrustinGod,andaccustomedmyselftostruggleresolutelyforexistence.

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