CHAPTER VIII.

A trip to St. Sampson's harbour--A horrid porcine murder--A
voyage round Sark--Nearly capsized--Trip round
Guernsey--The pepper-box--Curiosity of tourists 93

CHAPTER IX.

Harvest operations--Explore La Creux Derrible, and nearly lose my
life--Crusoe on crutches--An extraordinary discovery--Kill a
grampus--Oil on troubled waters--Make an overflow pump 112

CHAPTER X.

A storm and a wreck--The castaway--Dead--A night of
horror--The boathouse destroyed--A burial at sea 126

CHAPTER XI.

Climate in Winter--Vision of my father--A warning voice--Supernatural
manifestations--The falling rock--My life saved by my dog 139

CHAPTER XII.

A fairy pool--Wonders of the deep--Portrait of a poet--The cave of
Fauconnaire--A letter from home and my answer to it 148

CHAPTER XIII.

Another terrible storm--Loss of the "Yellow Boy"--A ketch