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"Had we not better have the canvas screens down, and air them too?"
"Yes," replied Ready; "we had better air everything. We will assist in
taking down the screens and flags, and spread them out to air, and
then, if Mr. Seagrave has no objection, we will leave him to
superintend and assist Madam and Juno."
"With all my heart," replied Mr. Seagrave. "We have done breakfast, and
will begin as soon as you please."
Ready and William took down the canvas screens and flags, and went out
of the cottage with them; they spread out the canvas at some distance
from the house, and then William went down to the beach with the flags,
while Ready procured the block and small rope to hoist them up with.
Ready's stratagem answered well. Without being perceived by those in
the cottage, the flag-staff was raised, and fixed in the ground, and
the flags all ready for hoisting; then Ready and William returned to
the fuel-stack, and each carried down as much stuff as they could hold,
that they might make a smoke to attract the notice of those on board of
the vessel. All this did not occupy much more than an hour, during
which the brig continued her course steadily towards the island.
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