CHAPTER X.

266 Expedition to fetch the boat. 267 Mending of the sails. 268 It tacks well. 269 Elapsus pronounces it, Not yet good. 270 Secutor enlarges the kitchen garden. 271 Their sport in swimming. 272 Trial of soap-making. 273 Secutor as groom and gardener. 274 Reliefs for the men’s toil. 275,6 Elapsus works bulwarks and flaps (outriggers) for the boat. 277 Robinson studies how to fulfil his demands of ironwork. 278 With Elapsus he makes a longer excursion on the hills. 279 Gets a view of the ridges and under cliff on the north-east. 280 The three work together at the smithy. 281 The parrot is killed by a falcon. How Elapsus comforts Robinson. 282 Diligent work during the rains. 283 Secutor’s enmity to the rabbits. 284 Robinson’s literary occupation. 285 His talk with them during their work. 286 They present him with a royal dress. 287 They try the new rig of the boat. 288 Petition of the two men concerning wives. 289 Robinson’s anxieties. 290 His first question. 291 Their further suggestions. 292 His fresh objections. 293 He insists on first surveying the coast.