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 "That would be very useful," said Briant.

"Yes, let's have names," said Iverson, "and let us have nice names." "Let us do the same as has been done by other Crusoes, real or imaginary," said Webb.

"And in reality," said Gordon, "we are nothing more than — " "A Crusoe school!" interrupted Service.

"Besides," continued Gordon, "with names given to the bay, the stream, the forests, the lake, the cliff, the marshes and capes, we shall find it easier to speak of them. "We have Schooner Bay, on which the yacht was wrecked," said Donagan, "and I think we might as well keep to the name we are used to."

"Right you are," said Cross.

"And in the same way we'll keep the name of French Den for our cave, in memory of poor Baudoin whose place we have taken."

There was no objection to this proposal, even from Donagan, although the suggestion came from Briant.

"And now," said Wilcox, "what shall we call the river which flows into Schooner Bay?"

"Zealand River," said Baxter, "the name will remind us of our country."

"Agreed! Agreed!" Carried unanimously.

"And the lake? " asked Garnett.

"As you gave the name of Zealand to the river in memory of your country," said Donagan, "you might as well call the lake Family Lake, in memory of your relatives."

This was also agreed to; and in the same way the name of Auckland Hill was given to the cliff. The cape at the end whence Briant thought he had seen the sea to the eastward was called False Point.

The other names adopted one after the other, were: Trap Woods, for the part of the forest where the trap had been found; Bog Wood, for the other part between Schooner Bay and the cliff; South Moor, for the marsh