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Chapter 17

           Itburstcompletelyoverthereefatallpointswitharoarthatseemedloudertomethanthunder,andthisroarcontinuedforsomesecondswhilethewaverolledgraduallyalongtowardsthecliffonwhichwestood.Asitscrestrearedbeforeuswefeltthatwewereingreatdanger,andturnedtoflee;butweweretoolate.Withacrashthatseemedtoshakethesolidrock,thegiganticbillowfell,andinstantlythespouting-holessentupagushofwaterspoutswithsuchforcethattheyshriekedonissuingfromtheirnarrowvents.Itseemedtousasiftheearthhadbeenblownupwithwater.Wewerestunnedandconfusedbytheshock,andsodrenchedandblindedwithspraythatweknewnotforafewmomentswhithertofleeforshelter.Atlengthweallthreegainedaneminencebeyondthereachofthewater.Butwhatasceneofdevastationmetourgazeaswelookedalongtheshore!Thisenormouswavenotonlyburstoverthereef,butcontinueditswayacrossthelagoon,andfellonthesandybeachoftheislandwithsuchforcethatitpassedcompletelyoveritanddashedintothewoods,levellingthesmallertreesandbushesinitsheadlongcourse.

           Onseeingthis,Jacksaidhefearedourbowermusthavebeensweptaway,andthattheboat,whichwasonthebeach,musthavebeenutterlydestroyed.Ourheartssankwithinusaswethoughtofthis,andwehastenedroundthroughthewoodstowardsourhome.

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