Now, shall we go
back to breakfast?"
"Yes," replied William: "I shall enjoy it now, and have a good drink of
water myself."
"That is a plenteous spring, depend upon it," said Ready, as they
walked back to where they had slept and left their knapsacks; "but we
must clear it out further up among the trees, where the sun cannot
reach it, and then it will be cool, and not be dried up. We shall have
plenty of work for the next year at least, if we remain here. Where we
are now will be a capital spot to build our house on."
As soon as the breakfast was over, Ready said, "Now we must go down and
explore the other point, for you see, William, I have not yet found a
passage through the reef, and as our little boat must come round this
side of the island, it is at the point on this side that I must try to
find an entrance. When I was on the opposite point it did appear to me
that the water was not broken close to this point; and should there be
a passage we shall be very fortunate."
They soon arrived at the end of the point of land, and found that Ready
was not wrong in his supposition; the water was deep, and there was a
passage many yards wide. The sea was so smooth, and the water so clear,
that they could see down to the rocky bottom, and watched the fish as
they darted along.
Pages:
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118