They were now seen to be perambulating the island, probably in search of that water which they required.

At noon, they returned to their tent, and soon afterwards were in a state of intoxication, hallooing and shouting as the day before.

Towards the evening they came down to the beach abreast of the ship, each with a vessel in their hands, and perceiving that they had attracted the notice of our hero and Mesty, tossed the contents of the vessels up in the air to show that they had found water, and hooting and deriding, went back, dancing, leaping, and kicking up their heels, to renew their orgies, which continued till after midnight, when they were all stupefied as before.
The next day Jack had recovered from the first shock which the catastrophe had given him, and he called Mesty into the cabin to hold a consultation.
"Mesty, how is this to end ?" "How you mean, sar ?--end here, or end on board of the Harpy ?" "The Harpy,--there appears little chance of our seeing her again--we are on a desolate island, or what is the same thing; but we will hope that it will be so: but how is this mutiny to end ?" "Massa Easy, suppose I please, I make it end very soon, but I not in a hurry." "How do you mean, Mesty, not in a hurry ?" "Look, Massa Easy; you wish take a cruise, and I wish the same ting: now because mutiny you want to go back--but by all de powers, you tink that I, a prince in my own country, feel wish to go back and boil kettle for de young gentlemen.

No, Massa Easy, gib me mutiny gib me anyting--but--once I was prince," replied Mesty, lowering his voice at the last few emphatic words.
"You must one of these days tell me your history," replied Jack; "but just now let us argue the point in question.

How could you put an end to this mutiny ?" "By putting an end to all wine.