"Forgive me, dear father," said he; "I had forgotten everything but the poor vessel.

But the captain may do as we did, leave his ship between the rocks, and come, with all in the vessel, to establish themselves here.

We will give them up a corner of our islands; and if there should be any ladies amongst them, how pleasant it would be for mamma to have a friend!" The rain now fell in torrents, and we proceeded with great difficulty.
After crossing the bridge, we saw at a distance a very extraordinary figure approaching us; we could not ascertain what species of animal it was.

It appeared taller than any of the monkeys we had seen, and much larger, of a black or brown colour.

We could not distinguish the head, but it seemed to have two thick and moveable horns before it.