266 Expedition to fetch the boat. 267 Mending of the
sails. 268 It tacks well. 269 Elapsus pronounces it, _Not
yet good_. 270 Secutor enlarges the kitchen garden. 271
Their sport in swimming. 272 Trial of soap-making. 273
Secutor as groom and gardener. 274 Reliefs for the men’s
toil. 275, 6 Elapsus works bulwarks and flaps (outriggers)
for the boat. 277 Robinson studies how to fulfil his
demands of ironwork. 278 With Elapsus he makes a longer
excursion on the hills. 279 Gets a view of the ridges and
under cliff on the north-east. 280 The three work together
at the smithy. 281 The parrot is killed by a falcon. How
Elapsus comforts Robinson. 282 Diligent work during the
rains. 283 Secutor’s enmity to the rabbits. 284 Robinson’s
literary occupation. 285 His talk with them during their
work. 286 They present him with a royal dress. 287 They
try the new rig of the boat. 288 Petition of the two men
concerning wives. 289 Robinson’s anxieties. 290 His first
question. 291 Their further suggestions. 292 His fresh
objections. 293 He insists on first surveying the coast.