There was no need for so much exertion.

They lay supine upon their rocks and waited until a sail appeared above the horizon.

Even then they did not stir till nightfall.

But after it was dark, they lighted bonfires upon suitable promontories, especially towards Brecqhou and the Gouliot channel, where snags are numerous, and gathered in their harvest in the morning.
'But,' Drake interrupted, 'what on earth has that to do with--' 'Miss Le Mesurier?
A great deal, as you will see if you listen patiently.
Lloyd's at that time had not been invented, and the Sarkese were consequently unpopular with the trading community, and in the reign of Henry the--well, the particular Henry is immaterial--an irate band of merchants sailed from Winchelsea on a trip.

They depopulated Sark in a single night, as they thought.