--You seem well
enough to walk now, Ralph. Let us see what we have got in our pockets,
and then let us climb some hill and ascertain what sort of island we
have been cast upon, for, whether good or bad, it seems likely to be
our home for some time to come."
Chapter IV
We examine into our personal property, and make a happy
discovery--Our island described--Jack proves himself to be learned and
sagacious above his fellows--Curious discoveries--Natural
lemonade!
We now seated ourselves upon a rock, and began to examine into our
personal property. When we reached the shore, after being wrecked, my
companions had taken off part of their clothes and spread them out in
the sun to dry; for although the gale was raging fiercely, there was
not a single cloud in the bright sky. They had also stripped off most
part of my wet clothes and spread them also on the rocks. Having
resumed our garments, we now searched all our pockets with the utmost
care, and laid their contents out on a flat stone before us; and now
that our minds were fully alive to our condition, it was with no little
anxiety that we turned our several pockets inside out, in order that
nothing might escape us. When all was collected together, we found that
our worldly goods consisted of the following articles:--
First, a small penknife with a single blade broken off about the middle
and very rusty, besides having two or three notches on its edge.
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