the height, which he finally concluded
to call "Castle-Hill," from its regular shape and bold steep outlines.
Max extended himself on his back in the coolest nook he could find, and
spreading his handkerchief over his face, to protect it from the gaudy,
but troublesome, winged insects which haunted the spot, forbade any one
to disturb him on pain of his high displeasure. Arthur, taking Eiulo
with him, proceeded upon a botanising tour about the neighbourhood, in
the hope of making some discovery that might prove useful to us. For my
own part, happening to think of the question which had been started in
the morning, as to the day of the week, I began to make a retrospect of
all that had taken place since the fearful night of the mutiny, and to
endeavour to fix the order of subsequent events, so as to arrive at the
number of days we had been at sea, and upon the island. In the course
of these calculations, and while Browne and myself were discussing the
matter, he suggested the want of pencil and paper. I found that the
last leaf had been torn from my pocket-book, and the rest were in an
equally destitute condition. In this strait, I remembered having heard
Arthur describe the manner in which the native children had been taught
to write in the missionary schools at Eimeo, the only materials used
being plantain leaves and a pointed stick. I mentioned this to Browne,
and we forthwith proceeded to experiment with different kinds of leaves,
until at last we found a large heart-shaped one, which answered our
purpose admirably; it was white, and soft as velvet on the under side,
and marks made upon it with the rounded point of a small stick, were
perfectly distinct, showing of a dark green colour upon a white ground.

Late in the afternoon, Arthur and Eiulo returned from their tour of
examination, having made, as Arthur intimated, some discoveries, of
which, in due time, we should all reap the benefit. Morton having found
a tough and elastic kind of wood, had shaped a tolerable bow for Johnny,
when it came to providing a string, the resources of both failed. The
difficulty being made known to Eiulo, he volunteered to supply what was
wanted, and went with Johnny and Morton into the adjoining forest to
look for a certain kind of bark, from which to make the required cord.

"There!" said Arthur, when we were left alone together; "how capitally
this excursion has worked. How differently things seem from what they
did yester