did not smile, and it was seldom that she did.
I certainly looked upon her with more awe than regard, for some time
after I became acquainted with her; and yet her voice was soft and
pleasant, and her manners very amiable; but it must be remembered I had
never before seen a woman. After breakfast was over, I proposed going
down to where the seamen lay, to see if they were awake; but I told her
I thought that they would not be.

"I will go with you, as I left a basket with some things of mine in the
boat, and it will be as well to bring them up at once."

We therefore set off together, I having ordered Nero to stay in the
cabin. On our arrival at the pool, we found the men still fast asleep;
and by her directions I went into the water to the boat, and brought out
a basket and a small bundle which she pointed out.

"Shall I wake them?" said I.

"No, no," replied she; "so long as they sleep, they will be doing no
harm. But," said she, "we may as well take some potatoes up with us;
fill both these handkerchiefs," continued she, taking two out of the
bundle. I did so, and she took one and I the other, and we returned to
the cabin.

"Are these all the birds that you have for food?" said she, looking at
the pile in the cabin.

"Yes," replied I. "But what are we to do with the potatoes?"

"We can roast them by the fire if we like," said she; "but at present we
had better take them into the cabin. Did you plant all these flowers
and creepers which grow over the cabin?"

"Yes," replied I. "I was alone and had nothing to do, so I thought I
would make a garden."

"They are very pretty. Now that I am back, you can go down to the men
if you please, and tell them, when they wake up, that I wish to have the
smallest of the boat's sails, to make a screen of. Tell the mate--he is
the most civil."

"I will," said I. "Is there anything else?"

"Yes, bring up a few more potatoes; they will let you take them if you
say that I told you."

"Shall I take Nero with me?"

"Yes, I do not want his company, for I am a little afraid of him."

I called Nero, who came after me, and went down to the pool, when I
found that the men had all woke up, and were very busy, some lighting a
fire, some washing potatoes, and some trying to catch the fish in the
pool.

"Oh, here he is. Come, boy, what have you got for our breakfast? We've
been trying to catch some of these fish, but they're as quick as eels."

"Nero will soon catch