walking was easy. in less than a quarter of an hour i was at my journey's end.
the sides of the hill were not rough, but they were quite steep.
soon i was at the very top. what a grand lookout it was!
north, south, east, west, the land and the sea were spread out before me.
the sea did i say?
yes, i was on an island, and the sea was all around.
no other land was in sight except two small islands and some great rocks that lifted themselves out of the water.
i saw that my island was not very large. perhaps it was ten miles broad; perhaps it was twenty. i had no 