thefe (hells into the fea, my ignorance of 

 which had very nearly coil me my life. 

 I was refolved to eat no more limpets till 

 we landed, which we did fome time af-* 

 ter, upon an ifland. I then took notice 

 that the Indians brought all their fhells 

 afliore, and laid them above high water 

 mark. Here, as I was going to eat a 

 large bunch of berries I had gathered 

 from a tree, for they looked very tempt- 

 ing, one of the Indians fnatched them out 

 of my hand and threw them away, 

 making me to underftand that they were 

 poifonous. Thus, in all probability, did 

 thefe people now fave my life, who, a 

 few hours before, were going to take it 

 from me for throwing away a iiiell. 



In two days after, I joined my com- 

 panions again ; but don't remember 

 that there was the lead joy fhewn on ei- 

 ther fide at meeting. At this place was 

 a very large canoe belonging to our 

 guide, which would have required at 



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