Chapter 15

           Formanydaysafterthis,Jackappliedhimselfwithunremittingassiduitytotheconstructionofourboat,whichatlengthbegantolooksomethinglikeone.Butthoseonlywhohavehadthethingtodocanentertainarightideaofthedifficultyinvolvedinsuchanundertaking,withnootherimplementsthananaxe,abitofhoop-iron,asail-needle,andabrokenpenknife.ButJackdidit.Hewasofthatdispositionwhichwillnotbeconquered.Whenhebelievedhimselftobeactingrightly,heovercameallobstacles.IhaveseenJack,whendoubtfulwhetherwhathewasabouttodowererightorwrong,astimidandvacillatingasalittlegirl;andIhonourhimforit!

           Asthisboatwasacuriosityinitsway,afewwordshererelativetothemannerofitsconstructionmaynotbeamiss.

           Ihavealreadymentionedthechestnut-treewithitswonderfulbuttressesorplanks.Thistree,then,furnisheduswiththechiefpartofourmaterial.Firstofall,Jacksoughtoutalimbofatreeofsuchaformandsizeas,whileitshouldformthekeel,abendateitherendshouldformthestemandstern-posts.Suchapiece,however,wasnoteasytoobtain;butatlastheprocureditbyrootingupasmalltreewhichhadabranchgrowingattheproperangleabouttenfeetupitsstem,withtwostrongrootsgrowinginsuchaformasenabledhimtomakeaflat-sternedboat.Thisplaced,heprocuredthreebranchingrootsofsuitablesize,whichhefittedtothekeelatequaldistances,thusformingthreestrongribs.

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