Chapter 5

           Whatajoyfulthingitistoawakenonafresh,gloriousmorning,andfindtherisingsunstaringintoyourfacewithdazzlingbrilliancy!tohearthebirdstwitteringinthebushes,andtohearthemurmuringofarill,orthesoft,hissingripplesastheyfallupontheseashore!Atanytime,andinanyplace,suchsightsandsoundsaremostcharming;butmoreespeciallyaretheysowhenoneawakenstothem,forthefirsttime,inanovelandromanticsituation,withthesoft,sweetairofatropicalclimateminglingwiththefreshsmellofthesea,andstirringthestrangeleavesthatflutteroverheadandaroundone,orrufflingtheplumageofthestrangerbirdsthatflyinquiringlyaroundasiftodemandwhatbusinesswehavetointrudeuninvitedontheirdomains.WhenIawokeonthemorningaftertheshipwreck,Ifoundmyselfinthismostdelightfulcondition;andasIlayonmybackuponmybedofleaves,gazingupthroughthebranchesofthecocoa-nuttreesintotheclearbluesky,andwatchedthefewfleecycloudsthatpassedslowlyacrossit,myheartexpandedmoreandmorewithanexultinggladness,thelikeofwhichIhadneverfeltbefore.WhileImeditated,mythoughtsagainturnedtothegreatandkindCreatorofthisbeautifulworld,astheyhaddoneonthepreviousdaywhenIfirstbeheldtheseaandthecoralreef,withthemightywavesdashingoveritintothecalmwatersofthelagoon.

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