Orphan Island (1926)
“For days and nights they flew full-sail before the favouring trades; then, for days and nights again, they steamed against contrary winds.
They passed the region of close-lying islands, and seemed alone on vast blue seas, then an island, or a group, would loom up on the horizon, and off they would make for it. Some islands they would leave alone, expecting no profitable business there; some were mere untenanted, lonely reefs, others had a reputation for fierce, or even cannibal inhabitants, and... on these the Typee made no call.
There came a morning when, according to the chart, they should be within a day and a night’s journey of Orphan Island. Mr. Thinkwell and Charles began to be excited and anxious, lest the chart should be at fault, or the whole affair a hoax. They had sceptical, excitable natures. William and Rosamond, more placid, were not anxious at all. Besides, Rosamond knew that the chart was quite accurate enough for its purpose and that her great grandfather had not hoaxed them.MoreLess
They passed the region of close-lying islands, and seemed alone on vast blue seas, then an island, or a group, would loom up on the horizon, and off they would make for it. Some islands they would leave alone, expecting no profitable business there; some were mere untenanted, lonely reefs, others had a reputation for fierce, or even cannibal inhabitants, and... on these the Typee made no call.
There came a morning when, according to the chart, they should be within a day and a night’s journey of Orphan Island. Mr. Thinkwell and Charles began to be excited and anxious, lest the chart should be at fault, or the whole affair a hoax. They had sceptical, excitable natures. William and Rosamond, more placid, were not anxious at all. Besides, Rosamond knew that the chart was quite accurate enough for its purpose and that her great grandfather had not hoaxed them.MoreLess
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