Quant à moi, dit le marin, que je perde mon nom si je boude à la besogne, et si vous le voulez bien, monsieur Smith, nous ferons de cette île une petite Amérique ! Nous y bâtirons des villes, nous y établirons des chemins de fer, nous y installerons des télégraphes, et un beau jour, quand elle sera bien transformée, bien aménagée, bien civilisée, nous irons l’offrir au gouvernement de l’Union ! Seulement, je demande une chose.
— Laquelle ? répondit le reporter.
— C’est de ne plus nous considérer comme des naufragés, mais bien comme des colons qui sont venus ici pour coloniser !
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