We are going through the water at fully six miles an hour; and as we have already been two hours under way, in another three we shall be there." An hour and a half later they passed the island where they had landed.
The two young knights pointed out to the others the valley into which they had descended, and the point round which they had swum.

In a few minutes they caught sight of the landing place.
"Look, Gervaise, there is something black showing just above the water." "I see it.

I think it is a line of timbers.

There were certainly no rocks there when we ran ashore." "Then Santoval must have found the craft still there and burnt her," one of the knights standing by remarked, "and the pirates are caged up.

It will take them some time to make a raft that will carry them to the next island, and before they can do that we shall be back again.