Once fairly in the grove, we could see nothing else; it was oranges all round.
To preserve the fruit from bruising, Bob, hooking the twigs with his pole, let them fall into his basket.

But this would not do for us.
Seizing hold of a bough, we brought such a shower to the ground that our old friend was fain to run from under.

Heedless of remonstrance, we then reclined in the shade, and feasted to our heart's content.
Heaping up the baskets afterwards, we returned to our comrades, by whom our arrival was hailed with loud plaudits; and in a marvellously short time, nothing was left of the oranges we brought but the rinds.
While inmates of the Calabooza, we had as much of the fruit as we wanted; and to this cause, and others that might be mentioned, may be ascribed the speedy restoration of our sick to comparative health.
The orange of Tahiti is delicious--small and sweet, with a thin, dry rind.

Though now abounding, it was unknown before Cook's time, to whom the natives are indebted for so great a blessing.

He likewise introduced several other kinds of fruit; among these were the fig, pineapple, and lemon, now seldom met with.