Jack was sensible to the compliment: he stood at the gangway, took off his hat, and made them a polite bow.
As soon as they were gone, Mesty grinned with his sharp-filed teeth, and looking at our hero, said: "I tink I make um pay for all dis--stop a little; by de piper as played before Moses, but our turn come by-and-bye." As for Jack, he said nothing, but he thought the more.

In about an hour the men returned in the boat: they had forgotten many things they wanted--wood to make a fire, and several utensils; they helped themselves freely, and having now everything that they could think of, they again went on shore.
"How d--n lucky, we nebber tell dem about the dollars," said Mesty, as Jack and he were watching the motions of the men.
"It is, indeed," replied Jack; "not that they could spend them here." "No, Massa Easy, but suppose they find all that money, they take boat and go away with it.

Now, I hab them in my clutch--stop a little." A narrow piece of salt pork had been left at the gangway: Jack, without knowing why, tossed it overboard; being almost all fat, it sank very gradually: Jack watched it as it disappeared, so did Mesty, both full of thought, when they perceived a dark object rising under it: it was a ground shark, who took it into his maw, sank down, and disappeared.
"What was that ?" said Jack.
"That ground shark, Massa Easy--worst shark of all; you nebber see him till you feel him"; and Mesty's eyes sparkled with pleasure.

"By de powers, they soon stop de mutiny; now I hab 'em." Jack shuddered and walked away.

During the day, the men on shore were seen to work hard, and make all the preparations before they abandoned themselves to the sensual gratification of intemperance.