I depend on you, my two eldest, to restore to me what I have lost.

Go on, Fritz." "We went on," continued he, "with courage and hope; and as we proceeded, we felt that you were right in saying we ought not to judge of the island by the borders.

You can form no idea of the fertility of the island, or of the beauty of the trees and shrubs we met with at every step, quite unknown to me; some were covered with fragrant flowers, others with tempting fruits; which, however, we did not venture to taste, as we had not Knips to try them." "Did you see any monkeys ?" asked Ernest.
"Not one," replied his brother, "to the great vexation of Jack; but we saw parrots, and all sorts of birds of the most splendid plumage.

Whilst we were remarking these creatures, I did not neglect to look carefully about for any trace that might aid our search.

I saw no hut, no sort of dwelling, nor anything that could indicate that the island was inhabited, and not the slightest appearance of fresh water; and we should have been tormented with thirst if we had not found some cocoa-nuts containing milk, and an acid fruit, full of juice, which we have in our own island--Ernest calls it the _carambolier_; we quenched our thirst with this, as well as with the plant, which we also have, and which contains water in the stem.