"Now, sir," said Ready, "what shall we do first - take some things on
shore, or some of the children?"
"What do you say, Ready?"
"I think as the water is as smooth as glass, and we can land anywhere,
you and I had better go first to reconnoitre, - it is not two hundred
yards to the beach, and we shall lose but little time."
"Very well, Ready, I will first run down and tell my wife."
"And, in the meanwhile, I'll put the sail into the boat, and one or two
other things."
Ready put the sail in, an axe, a musket, and some cord; then they both
got into the boat and pulled on shore.
When they landed, they found that they could see nothing of the
interior of the island, the cocoa-nut groves were so thick; but to
their right they perceived, at about a quarter of a mile off, a small
sandy cove, with brushwood growing in front of the cocoa-nut trees.
"That," said Ready, pointing to it, "must be our location. Let us get
into the boat again and pull to it."
In a few minutes they arrived at the cove; the water was shallow, and
as clear as crystal. Beneath the boat's bottom they could see beautiful
shells, and the fish darting about in every direction.
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