I was glad of this, for she was weary, and had seemed so weak and tremulous that I had felt anxious; so now I arranged my coat over her carefully, and then sat down for a time to think over this new turn which my fortune had taken.
This island was certainly very unlike Magones, yet I had no surety but that it might be equally destitute of food.

This was the first question, and I could not think of sleep until I had found out more about the place.

The aurora light, which constantly brightens and lessens in this strange world, was now shining gloriously, and I set forth to explore the island.

The beach was of fine sand all the way.
The water was smooth, and shut in on every side by an outer reef against which the sea-waves broke incessantly.

As I walked I soon perceived what the island was; for I had often seen such places before in the South Pacific.