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"But, Ready, you don't mean to say that we are to leave this side of
the island altogether, and all our comfortable arrangements?" said
William.
"No, William, not altogether; for now I come to the second part of my
proposition. As soon as we have done our work at the yam plantation,
and made everything as comfortable there as we can, I think we may then
leave Mrs. Seagrave and the children in the tents, and work here, As we
before agreed, let us abandon the house in which we live at present,
and fit out the outhouse which is concealed in the cocoa-nut grove, as
a dwelling-house, and fortify it so as to be secure against any sudden
attack of the savages: for, return here we must, to live, as we cannot
remain in the tents after the rainy season sets in."
"How do you propose to fortify it, Ready?" said Mr. Seagrave; "I hardly
know."
"That I will explain to you by and by, sir. Then, if the savages come
here, at all events we should be able to defend ourselves with
fire-arms; one man behind a stockade is better than twenty who have no
other arms but spears and clubs; and we may, with the help of God, beat
them off."
"I think your plan is excellent, Ready," said Mr.
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