“But how are we to catch them, sir?”
“Hooks and lines; make nets; fish-traps. Why, Mark, if a savage can do these things, surely we can!”
“Do you think there are any animals here?” said Mark, glancing round.
“Sure to be of some kind. The place is evidently extensive. Pig, perhaps deer; plenty of birds; and we have guns and ammunition. Then there will be fruit.”
“Do you think so, sir?”
“I’m sure of it. There are the cocoa-nuts to begin with. Fruit! yes, and vegetables too.”
Mark smiled.
“Ah, you don’t know! Knock that fly off Morgan’s cheek. But I do, my lad. We sha’n’t get any asparagus; but we can eat the palm-shoots; and as for cabbage, we sha’n’t regret that as long as we can get at the hearts of the palms.”
“Do you think there will be any snakes?” asked Mark.
“Sure to be.”