We crossed at the same place as we had done in the morning, and embraced each other.

Then began such a noise of exclamations.

"A monkey! a real, live monkey! Ah! how delightful! How glad we are! How did you catch him ?" "He is very ugly," said little Francis, who was almost afraid of him.
"He is prettier than you are," said Jack; "see how he laughs! how I should like to see him eat!" "If we only had some cocoa-nuts," said Ernest.

"Have you found any, and are they good ?" "Have you had any unpleasant adventures ?" asked my wife.
It was in vain to attempt replying to so many questions and exclamations.
At length, when we got a little peace, I told them that, though I had brought them all sorts of good things, I had, unfortunately, not met with any of our companions.
"God's will be done!" said my wife; "let us thank Him for saving us, and again bringing us together now.

This day has seemed an age.