"Look there!" said Willy, pointing out about fifty
yards from the beach, "a great shark, Ready!"
"Yes, I see him, sir," replied Ready: "there's plenty of them here,
depend upon it; and you must be very careful how you get into the
water: the sharks always keep to the leeward of the island, and for one
where Juno bathed your little brother, you will find fifty here. I'm
quite satisfied now, William, we shall do very well, and all we have
now to think of is moving away from the other side of the island as
fast as possible."
"Shall we go back to-day?"
"Yes, I think so, for we shall only be idle here. It is not twelve
o'clock, I should think, and we shall have plenty of time. I think we
had better start at once; we will leave the spade and axe here, for it
is no use taking them back again. The musket I will take along. But
first let us go back and look at the spring, and see how the water
flows."
As they walked along the edge of the sandy beach they found the
sea-birds hovering close to them: all of a sudden a large shoal of fish
threw themselves high and dry on the sand, and they were followed by
several of a larger size, which also lay flapping on the beach, while
the sea-birds, darting down close to the feet of William and Ready, and
seizing up the fish, flew away with them.
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