We can go up occasionally to the cliffs and watch for them." It was not until the following evening that the frigate was seen approaching the island.
"She will take another four or five hours to work in," Jacques said, "and they are not likely to try to land till to-morrow morning.

All their boats and half their men are away in the schooner.

I should think she would be back to-morrow morning.

Either she caught them before it got dark last night--which I don't think likely--or they will have given her the slip in the night.

In that case she might look about for another day and then make sail to rejoin." As Jacques predicted the schooner was seen by daylight eight or ten miles away.
"We may as well hoist a white flag, Jacques.