Are these cocoa-nut palms never coming to an end ?" "Let's go through them, and try to reach the foot of the mountain," said Mark at last.

"I want to get a supply of something to eat, but I should like to see the mountain close to." "And go up it and peep in at the crater, eh ?" "Indeed I should, sir." "Ah, well! we'll see about that; but work first, Mark.

We must get a load of birds or a pig." "Think there are pigs, sir ?" "Can't say.

I haven't seen a sign of one yet.

If it is a part of some great island we may find deer." They tramped on, hoping to find a stream, but another two miles were traversed before they came upon a rushing rivulet, gurgling down from among piled-up masses of blackish vesicular rock, which the major at once dubbed scoria.
"Now for a good drink," he said.