He then made another little wall at the boat's stern, and laid palm-branches over all, and a few huge banana-leaves from the jungle; got a dozen large stones out of the river, tied four yards'-lengths of Helen's grass-rope from stone to stone, and so, passing the ropes over the roof, confined it, otherwise a sudden gust of wind might lift it.
"There," said he; "am I not as well off as you ?--I, a great tough man.
Abominable waste of time, I call it." "Hum!" said Helen, doubtfully.

"All this is very clever; but I doubt whether it will keep out much rain." "More than yours will," said Hazel, "and that is a very serious thing.

I am afraid you little know how serious.

But, to-morrow, if you please, I will examine our resources, and lay our whole situation before you, and ask your advice.

As to your bugbear, let him roar his heart out, his reign is over.