I can do my share of fighting when fighting has got to be done, but I do not care for rows of this sort.

Still I know the men look forward to what you call a spree on shore, and the captain might find it difficult to preserve discipline if he did not let them have their fling occasionally." Ralph and the sailor each took a biscuit and a draught of wine, and soon afterward started on their ramble provided with food as arranged.
Both were delighted with the luxuriant vegetation, and wandered for hours through the woods admiring the flowers and fruits, abstaining, however, from tasting the latter, as for aught they knew some of the species might be poisonous.

Presently, however, they came upon some bananas.

Neither of them had ever seen this fruit before, but Ralph had read descriptions of it in books, Jacques had heard of it from sailors who had visited the West Indies before.

They therefore cut some bunches.