They had tamed the goats, exterminated the foxes, and their fields waved with corn, wheat and barley.

To grind their corn, John, who was something of a genius, invented a mill from two stones.
The wild fruits and berries of the island improved under cultivation and yielded a greater abundance.

Their floors were covered with rush mats, and the furniture brought from the wreck gave to the rooms a comfortable and homelike air.
It was evening, and the sitting-room was lighted by candles made of goat's tallow.

John Stevens was reading aloud from a Bible and Blanche sat listening with rapt attention.
"Read more," she said when he had finished the page.

"What a blessing to know that even in the uttermost parts of the earth God is with us." "Verily, it is a comfort." "Should we die here, He will be with us." "God is everywhere.