This became his favourite and continual study, nor did he fall far short of Duval, whose history he had read.
Whilst he was engaged in contemplation, Fritz and I conversed on our projects for tunnelling to the grotto, and on the utility of such a passage, as this side of the island was quite lost to us, from the difficulty in reaching it.

"And yet," said I, "it is to this difficulty we owe the safety we have enjoyed.

Who can say that the bears and the buffaloes may not find the way through the grotto?
I confess I am not desirous of their visits, nor even of those of the onagras.

Who knows but they might persuade your favourite Lightfoot to return and live amongst them?
Liberty has many charms.

Till now, we have been very happy on our side of the island, without the productions of this.