In fact, the Reindeer was as good as captured as soon as your two steamers came into the bay, for you were morally sure to find her," replied the captain.
"But where are your men?
How could they get away ?" asked Christy.
"They have not got away a great distance.

You could see the gangway to the shore; and all they had to do was to land, without even the trouble of taking to a boat.

They are all on the long key; and without some sort of a craft they will not be able to leave it.

If you desire to spend your time in hunting them down, I have no doubt you could find them all." "How many of them are there on the island, Captain Stopfoot ?" "The mate, four deck-hands, and two firemen.

It would not be a difficult task for you to capture them all, for I did not look upon them as fighting material; they have crowded about all the men of that sort into the army." "I have no desire to find them, and they may stay on the key till doomsday, so far as I am concerned," replied Christy.