And those prayers were heard, for
on the ninth day William was pronounced by Ready and Mr. Seagrave to
have much less fever, and shortly afterwards it left him altogether;
but he was so weak that he could not raise himself in his bed for two
or three days; and it was not till more than a fortnight after the
fever had left him that he could go out of the house. The joy that was
expressed by them all when the change took place may be imagined: nor
were the thanksgivings less fervent than had been the prayers.
During his convalescence, as there was nothing else to do, Mr. Seagrave
and Ready, who now went gladly to their work, determined, as the
salt-pan was finished, that they would make a bathing-place. Juno came
to their assistance, and was very useful in assisting to drag the
wheels which brought the rocks and stones; and Tommy was also brought
down, that he might be out of the way while Mrs. Seagrave and Caroline
watched the invalid. By the time that William was able to go out of the
house, the bathing-place was finished, and there was no longer any fear
of the sharks. William came down to the beach with his mother, and
looked at the work which had been done; he was much pleased with it,
and said, "Now, Ready, we have finished everything at home for the
present; all we have to do is to explore the island, and to go to the
cove and examine our collection from the wreck.
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