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CHAPTER XII. 
A CAMP IN A CRATER. 
The Last of the Volcanoes. —The Soufriére of St. Vincent. 
— The ‘Invisible Bird.” — Ascending the Volcano. — The 
“Dry River.” — Bird's-Eye View of St. Vincent. — The Old 
Crater. — The New Crater. — The Lake in the Bowels of 
the Earth.—In the Cave. — Sunset. — Preparing for the 
Night. — Toby. — Five Days and Nights of Misery. — Fauna 
of a Mountain-Top. — Exploring the Crater-Brim. — Yuccas 
and Wild Pines. —Toby in the Cave’s Mouth. — A Terror- 
stricken African. —Jacob’s Well. — Snakes and Pitfalls. — 
Toby’s ‘Stock.”— The Soufriére-Bird.—A Mysterious Song- 
ster. — Unavailing Attempts to Procure it. —— Sought for a 
Century. — A Dream. — Nasal Blasts. — Searching for the 
Bird. — The Carib Bird-Call. — The Capture. — A New Bird. 
—A Plunge into Darkness. — Scared by a Snake. ~ Toby 
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CHAPTER XIiIil. 
TRADITIONAL LORE.—A MISADVENTURE. 
Carib Country. —Sandy Bay. — Captain George. — Captain 
George’s Family. — His Superstitions. — A Carib Romance. 
—A Love Test. — Courtship and Marriage. — Preparing Cas- 
sava.— Farine.—An Indian Invention.— The Obeah Charm. 
— The Carib Wars. — A Brave Coward. — The Caribs Cap- 
tured.— Sent to Coast of Honduras.— The Survivors.— The 
Seminoles. — A Parallel. — Carib Song. — Captain George's 
Treasure. — A Misadventure. — Balliceaux. — A Search for 
Skulls. — Battowia. — The ‘‘Moses Boat.”— The Monster 
Iguana. — The Cave. — The Tortoise. — A Relic of a Fast 
Age. — Tropic Birds. — Our Boat Smashed. — A Night on 
the Beach. — The Southern Cross. — Paul and Virginia. — 
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CHAPTER XIV. 
A MONTH ON A SUGAR ESTATE. 
Out of the Forest.— Into a Sick-Bed. —My Good Angel. — 
Convalescence. — Rutland Vale. — The Happy Valley. — 
Nocturnal Neighbors. —The Labor Question.—A Plant- 
