But at present he looked upon it as a storehouse of provisions, and he hurried down the beach.
His foot struck against something, and he stopped, shuddering.

It was the body of one of the slavers and presently he passed another.

The sea was giving up its dead.

He reached the schooner, glad to leave these ghastly objects behind him, and, with some difficulty, climbed aboard.

The vessel had shipped much water, but she was not as great a wreck as he had expected, and he instantly descended to the cook's galley, where he had given his brief service.