They were up with dawn, next morning, tidied up their room, and made all ready for the visit of Donna Anna.
She soon appeared, having got rid of her little black maid, as upon the morning before.

She brought them a store of books, and among them a Spanish dictionary and grammar.

She told them that she thought it would be of assistance, to pass away their time; and be of the greatest use, for them to learn to speak as much Spanish as possible; and that she was willing, when she could spare time, unobserved, to teach them the language.

Very gratefully the boys accepted her offer; and, day by day for the next month, the young lady came every morning, and for an hour taught them the meaning and pronunciation of the words, which during the day they learnt by heart.
They found that the island upon which they had been cast ashore was Porto Rico, an island of considerable size, not far from Hispaniola..