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Chapter 5

           Whilethusmeditating,InaturallybethoughtmeofmyBible,forIhadfaithfullykeptthepromisewhichIgaveatpartingtomybelovedmotherthatIwouldreaditeverymorning;anditwaswithafeelingofdismaythatIrememberedIhadleftitintheship.Iwasmuchtroubledaboutthis.However,IconsoledmyselfwithreflectingthatIcouldkeepthesecondpartofmypromisetohernamely,thatIshouldneveromittosaymyprayers.SoIrosequietlylestIshoulddisturbmycompanions,whowerestillasleep,andsteppedasideintothebushesforthispurpose.

           OnmyreturnIfoundthemstillslumbering,soIagainlaydowntothinkoveroursituation.JustatthatmomentIwasattractedbythesightofaverysmallparrot,whichJackafterwardstoldmewascalledaparoquet.ItwasseatedonatwigthatoverhungPeterkin’shead,andIwasspeedilylostinadmirationofitsbright-greenplumage,whichwasmingledwithothergaycolours.WhileIlookedIobservedthatthebirdturneditsheadslowlyfromsidetosideandlookeddownwards,firstwiththeoneeyeandthenwiththeother.OnglancingdownwardsIobservedthatPeterkin’smouthwaswideopen,andthatthisremarkablebirdwaslookingintoit.PeterkinusedtosaythatIhadnotanatomoffuninmycomposition,andthatInevercouldunderstandajoke.Inregardtothelatter,perhapshewasright;yetIthinkthat,whentheywereexplainedtome,Iunderstoodjokesaswellasmostpeople.

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