14/18 I say: wherever I can see there are thousands of birds, but there are not many places where they can sit. I can see one raven, too--there are two of them sailing about just under me, with their backs shining in the sun. Oh, Mike: look at the cormorants! I never knew there were so many about the island. Big gulls, and puffins, and terns, and--I say, what a cloud of pigeons flying right out from under me: Why, there must be a cavern going right in. Hold tight! I want to lean out more to try and see." "No!" shrieked out Mike. |