Then we left the spot, having brought away
the iron pot, the pistol, and the old axe, as they might be of much use
to us hereafter.
During the rest of this day we pursued our journey, and examined the
other end of the large valley, which we found to be so much alike to
the parts already described, that I shall not recount the particulars
of what we saw in this place. I may, however, remark that we did not
quite recover our former cheerful spirits until we arrived at our
bower, which we did late in the evening, and found everything just in
the same condition as we had left it three days before.
Chapter XII
Something wrong with the tank--Jack's wisdom and Peterkin's
impertinence--Wonderful behaviour of a crab--Good wishes for those who
dwell far from the sea--Jack commences to build a little boat.
Rest is sweet as well for the body as for the mind. During my long
experience, amid the vicissitudes of a chequered life, I have found
that periods of profound rest at certain intervals, in addition to the
ordinary hours of repose, are necessary to the well-being of man. And
the nature as well as the period of this rest varies, according to the
different temperaments of individuals, and the peculiar circumstances
in which they may chance to be placed. To those who work with their
minds, bodily labour is rest. To those who labour with the body, deep
sleep is rest. To the downcast, the weary, and the sorrowful, joy and
peace are rest.
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