The musket went off; and, as the
muzzle was pointed upwards, the charge had brought down two large
cocoa-nuts. Mr. Seagrave, who was aware what an alarm this would
produce on board the vessel, had been scolding him soundly, and now
Master Tommy was crying, to prove how very penitent he was.
"I had better return on board immediately, sir, and tell Mrs.
Seagrave," said Ready.
"Do, pray," replir. Seagrave.
Ready then returned to the ship, and explained matters, and then
recommenced his labour.
Having put into the boat the sailmaker's bag, with palm and needles,
two mattresses, and blankets from the captain's state room, the
saucepan with the beef and pork, and a spar which he towed astern,
Ready found that he had as much as he could carry; but, as there was
nobody but himself in it, he came on shore very well. Having, with the
assistance of Mr. Seagrave and Juno, got all the things up to the
knoll, Ready lashed the spar up for the second tent, and then leaving
them to fix it up like the other, he returned again on board. He made
two other trips to the ship, bringing with him more bedding, a bag of
ship's biscuits, another of potatoes, plates, knives and forks, spoons,
frying-pans and other cooking utensils, and a variety of other
articles.
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