"
"They won't mind that, if their strength don't fail them - they manage
the canoe beautifully."
During this conversation the canoe had rapidly come towards the land.
In a moment or two afterwards, it passed through the surf and grounded
on the beach. The two people in it had just strength enough left to
paddle through the surf, and then they dropped down in the bottom of
the canoe, quite exhausted.
"Let's drag the canoe higher up, William. Poor creatures! they are
nearly dead."
While dragging it up, Ready observed that the occupants were both
women: their faces were tattooed all over; otherwise they were young,
and might have been good-looking.
"Shall I run up and get something for them, Ready?"
"Do, William; ask Juno to give you some of whatever there is for
breakfast; anything warm."
William soon returned with some thin oatmeal porridge, which Juno had
been preparing for breakfast; and a few spoonfuls being forced down the
throats of the two natives they gradually revived. William then left
Ready, and went up to acquaint his father and mother with this
unexpected event.
William soon returned with Mr. Seagrave, and as the women were now able
to sit up, they hauled up the canoe as far as they could, to prevent
her being beat to pieces.
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