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stones,  which  he  hoped  might  ]
and  sapphires  of  which  Dubec
ing  day  he  continued  his  search
after  some    subsequently  fruitl
seek  the  boat,  and  if  possible  g
make  for  some  inhabited  land,
by  a  passing  vessel.     Someho\A
and  re-examining   the    stones    l
fallen   into   his   possession.   Ha
certain   that   they   were    genui
feeling  of  this  seemed  to  give
a  strength  and  nerve  into  him
been  a  stranger.     It  is  a  granc
a  fortune  in  the  hollow  of  yoTi
to  our  hero  this  handling  of  por
means  for  imparting  an  enei'gy
strength  to  his  body,  he  had  ncA
In   a   day   or   two   he   felt    1
vigor ated  to  seek  out  the  place
laid  up,  and  found  it  exactly  as
recent  storm  had  converted  the
into  a  swift-flowing  river,  and  E
dropping  down  to  the  bay  into  \
Here,  indeed,  he  stayed  awhile,  c
as  he  could  find  by  way  of  proY
for  a  coasting  voyage,  and  in  d
infinite    pains,  to  get  out    of   t
created  by  the  reefs  in  this  part
and  then  decided  to  stretch  in  ai
he  thought,  more  likely  to  bring
merchant  ship,  or  possibly,  of  so


ve  to  be  the  diamonds

1  spoken.     The  follow-

•ut  found  no  more,  and,

trials,   he   decided  to

l^o  sea,  where  he  might

perhaps  be  picked  up

fter  carefully  washing

it   had    thus   strangely

d   felt    within  himself

gems,  and    the    mere

m  new  life,  and  to  put

which  he  had  hitherto

fling,  no  doubt,  to  hold

land,  and  imdoubtedly

>le  property  was  a  sure

his  mind,  as  well  as  a

known  before.
.self    safficiently   rein-

ere  the  boat  had  been

Mad  been  left;  but  the

r^merly  shallow  stream

)ld  had  no  difficulty  in

ch  it  discharged  itsplf.
