"
"You are right, William," replied Ready; "let us see what Juno can give
us to eat, and then we will do as you say, for the sooner we are all
there the better."
As Mr. Seagrave was of the same opinion, Juno packed up a piece of salt
pork and some flour-cakes, which, with three or four bottles of water,
they took down to the boat. Ready having thrown in a piece of rope to
moor the boat with, they shoved off and were soon through the reef,
and, after a smart pull, they arrived again at the small harbour.
As soon as they had landed all the things, they made the boat fast by
the rope, and then carried a portion of the canvas and tent-poles up to
the first copse of trees, which were the guavas; they then returned for
the remainder, and after three trips everything was up.
"Now, William, we must see where to pitch the tent; we must not be too
near the cocoa-nut grove, or we shall have too far to go for water."
"Don't you think that the best place will be close to the bananas? the
ground is higher there, and the water is, you know, between the bananas
and the yams."
"Very true, I think it will not be a bad place; let us walk there
first, and reconnoitre the ground.
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