I think we had better stop here as Providence seems to have intended, especially when there is so much work to my hand." "Be careful," answered Bickley, "that the work to your hand does not end in the cutting of all our throats.

It is an awkward thing interfering with the religion of savages, and I believe that these untutored children of Nature sometimes eat missionaries." "Yes, I have heard that," said Bastin; "they bake them first as they do pigs.

But I don't know that they would care to eat me," and he glanced at his bony limbs, "especially when you are much plumper.

Anyhow one can't stop for a risk of that sort." Deigning no reply, Bickley walked away to fetch some fine fish which had been washed up by the tidal wave and were still flapping about in a little pool of salt water.

Then we took counsel as to how to make the best of our circumstances, and as a result set to work to tidy up the saloon and cabins, which was not difficult as what remained of the ship lay on an even keel.