"Well, Juno, how do you find yourself this morning?"
"Quite well, massa," said Juno: and then pointing to the clear water,
she said, "Plenty fish here."
"Yes, if we only had lines," replied Mr. Seagrave. "I think Ready has
both hooks and lines somewhere. Come, Juno, take up this bundle of
linen to your tent: we can manage all the rest."
When they arrived at the tent they found that every one was awake
except Ready, who appeared still to sleep very sound. Mrs. Seagrave had
passed a very good night, and felt herself much refreshed. William made
some touch-paper, which he lighted with one of the glasses from the
telescope, and they soon had a good fire. Mr. Seagrave went to the
beach, and procured three large stones to rest the saucepan on; and in
half an hour the water was boiling and the tea made.
Chapter XII
Juno had taken the children down to the cove, and, walking out into the
water up to her knees, had dipped them in all over, as the shortest way
of washing them, and had then dressed them and left them with their
mother, while she assisted William to get the cups and saucers and
plates for breakfast. Everything was laid out nice and tidy between the
two tents, and then William proposed that he should awaken Ready.
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