Themusiccommenced，andIsawagreatnumberofthemostbeautifullittlecreaturesseizetheotherparty，andthrowthemwithgreatviolenceintosomethinglikeasnuff—box，whichtheyshutdown，andonethrewitawaywithincrediblevelocity;thenturningtome，hesaidtheywhomhehadsecuredwereapartyofdevils，whohadwanderedfromtheirproperhabitation;andthatthevehicleinwhichtheywereenclosedwouldflywithunabatingrapidityfortenthousandyears，whenitwouldburstofitsownaccord，andthedevilswouldrecovertheirlibertyandfaculties，asatthepresentmoment。Hehadnosoonerfinishedthisrelationthanthemusicceased，andtheyalldisappeared，leavingmeinastateofmindborderingontheconfinesofdespair。
WhenIhadrecomposedmyselfalittle，andlookingbeforemewithinexpressiblepleasure，IobservedthattheeagleswerepreparingtolightonthepeakofTeneriffe：theydescendedonthetopoftherock，butseeingnopossiblemeansofescapeifIdismounteddeterminedmetoremainwhereIwas。Theeaglessatdownseeminglyfatigued，whentheheatofthesunsooncausedthembothtofallasleep，nordidI
longresistitsfascinatingpower。Inthecooloftheevening，whenthesunhadretiredbelowthehorizon，Iwasrousedfromsleepbytheeaglemovingunderme;andhavingstretchedmyselfalongitsback，I
satup，andreassumedmytravellingposition，whentheybothtookwing，andhavingplacedthemselvesasbefore，directedtheircoursetoSouthAmerica。Themoonshiningbrightduringthewholenight，Ihadafineviewofalltheislandsinthoseseas。
AboutthebreakofdaywereachedthegreatcontinentofAmerica，thatpartcalledTerraFirma，anddescendedonthetopofaveryhighmountain。Atthistimethemoon，fardistantinthewest，andobscuredbydarkclouds，butjustaffordedlightsufficientformetodiscoverakindofshrubberyallaround，bearingfruitsomethinglikecabbages，whichtheeaglesbegantofeedonveryeagerly。Iendeavouredtodiscovermysituation，butfogsandpassingcloudsinvolvedmeinthethickestdarkness，andwhatrenderedthescenestillmoreshockingwasthetremendoushowlingofwildbeasts，someofwhichappearedtobeverynear：however，Ideterminedtokeepmyseat，imaginingthattheeaglewouldcarrymeawayifanyofthemshouldmakeahostileattempt。Whendaylightbegantoappear，IthoughtofexaminingthefruitwhichIhadseentheeagleseat，andassomewashangingwhichI