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lettuce ; so I looked about me for shelter, 

 and, after a little, I selected a fine, stately 

 yew tree, full of foliage, with its branches 

 extending out from near its stem. I 

 thought this would be the very place in 

 which to pass the night, and blessed God 

 for putting the idea into my head. 



I soon climbed up the tree and found it 

 just suited our purpose; the branches 

 were thick and numerous, and well forked 

 so that we could repose comfortably when 

 a safe distance from the ground. I then 

 descended and saw we had no time to 

 lose if we meant to take possession of our 

 new habitation ; so, rousing my companion 

 with some difficulty, I told her what I 

 intended to do, and, partly by signs, and 

 partly by language, made her comprehend 

 my meaning : she gladly acquiesced, and I 

 could see this arrangement of mine gave 



