Mardi Volume 1 Chapter 52 - World ho!

In which a voyage leads to the sighting of a mystic archipelago, shimmering with the hues of distant lands and veiled in beguiling tranquillity, whose shores are as yet untouched by the familiarity of foreigners. The crew’s cautious yet hopeful encounter with the islanders culminates in a tender scene where their craft is lovingly suspended amid the trees, signalling the hopeful beginnings of an amicable communion.