. The sailor brother, or, The history of Thomas Saville : an interesting tale . 31 interest, and felt grateful to the handthat had inscribed it, as it afforded methe mo^t lively hopes of one day beingdelivered in like manner. ^ The only kind of reptile, that Isaw, during my residence on that I island, was a very small speckeledsnake, which lived in the chinks andholes of the rocks: and though I be-lieve these creatures were perfectlyharmless, the sight of them always oc-casioned much uneasiness to my littlecharge, who generally ran back to mein great alarm if he chanced to meetone in the path,
. The sailor brother, or, The history of Thomas Saville : an interesting tale . 31 interest, and felt grateful to the handthat had inscribed it, as it afforded methe mo^t lively hopes of one day beingdelivered in like manner. ^ The only kind of reptile, that Isaw, during my residence on that I island, was a very small speckeledsnake, which lived in the chinks andholes of the rocks: and though I be-lieve these creatures were perfectlyharmless, the sight of them always oc-casioned much uneasiness to my littlecharge, who generally ran back to mein great alarm if he chanced to meetone in the path, or among the flowershe was gathering. I have neglected to inform you, thatbesides the hut, which I had first dis-covered, there was another more shel-tered below the hill, which thoughmuch warmer, was not so agreeablysituated, but it proved of great serviceas a sleeping place and store-house. 32 The early part of the day, and thecool of the evening, I employed my-self in collecting turtles eggs from a-mong the sand, and exploring therocks for the nests of the sea~ fowl: int
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