"
"Yes, papa, I perceive the difference."
"I will conclude my observations with one remark. It appears to me,
that although the Almighty has thought proper to vary the intellectual
and the reasoning powers of animals in the same way that he has varied
the species and the forms, yet even in this arrangement he has not been
unmindful of the interest and welfare of man. For you will observe,
that the reasoning powers are chiefly, if not wholly, given to those
animals which man subjects to his service and for his use - the
elephant, the horse, and the dog; thereby making these animals of more
value, as the powers given to them are at the service and under the
control of man."
Chapter LV
On the Monday morning, William and Ready went away in the boat, as
before, to bring round the various articles from the cove. It had been
arranged that they were not to return till the Saturday evening, and
that the dog Remus was to bring intelligence of them and their welfare
every afternoon. They worked hard during the week, and on Saturday they
had completed their task; with the exception of a portion of the
timbers of the ship, everything had been brought round, but had not
been carried up to the storehouse, as that required more time.
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