Another two days were spent in manufacturing a net, to stretch across the boat above them.
The nuts were then placed in the boat, the net put into shape and, choosing a calm night for their trial--for they feared, during the daytime, to show themselves beyond the margin of the forest--they placed it in the water, and paddled a short distance out.
They found that their anticipations were justified, and that the flotation of the cocoas was amply sufficient to keep the boat afloat.

She was, of course, far lower in the water than she had before been, and her pace was greatly deteriorated.

This, however, they had expected and, returning to shore, they watched for the next night.

Then, taking in a load of provisions, they started at once upon their way.
It was weary work now, for the water-logged canoe was a very different boat to the light bark, which had yielded so easily to their strokes.

Fortunately, however, they met with no misadventure.
The weather continued calm.