Ready arrived at the point, and was again on shore in less than
two hours after he had set off. As soon as the boat was safe in, he did
not wait to land his cargo, but going up to the turtle which he had
turned the day before, he killed it, and cleaned it on the beach. He
then went to where they had built up the fireplace with stones, made a
fire, filled the iron saucepan full of water, and set it on to boil; he
then cut up a portion of the turtle, and put it into the pot, with some
slices of salt pork, covered it up, and left it to boil; and having
hung up the rest of the turtle in the shade, he went back to the beach
to unload the boat. He released the poor fowls, and they were soon busy
seeking for food.
It was two or three hours before he had carried everything up, for it
was a good distance, and some of the articles were heavy, and the old
man was not sorry when he had finished his task, and could sit down to
rest himself.
"It's almost time they arrived," thought Ready; "they must have started
nearly four hours ago." Ready remained a quarter of an hour more
watching the fire, and occasionally skimming the top of the pot, when
the three dogs came bounding towards him.
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