CHAPTER 10

Boat-building—Second crop of corn—Hunting koalas—A newplant, more pleasant than useful—Whale in sight—A harpoon from the vineyard—Cutting up the whale—Use for the bones—End of the month of May—Pencroft has nothing left to wish for. When Pencroft had once got a plan in his head, he had no peace till it was executed. Now he wished to visit Tabor Island, and as a boat of a certain size was necessary for this voyage, he determined to build one. What wood should he employ? Elm or fir, both of which abound…