Within-doors, that is when it rained and I could not go out, I found employment in the following occupations—always observing, that all the while I was at work I diverted myself with talking to my parrot, and teaching him to speak; and I quickly taught him to know his own name, and at last to speak it out pretty loud, “Poll,” which was the first word I ever heard spoken in the island by any mouth but my own.
Je lui appris promptement à connaître son nom, et à dire assez distinctement Poll, qui fut le premier mot que j'entendis prononcer dans l'île par une autre bouche que la mienne. Ce n'était point là mon travail, mais cela m'aidait beaucoup à le supporter.