Unless they came along to the extreme western end of the large island, they would not discover our camp.

At first, we decided to have nothing to do with them.

We had nothing in the "_chymo_" line except Wade's broken bayonet.

They would only be a nuisance with us.
"But, if we could contrive to make them catch seals for us for fuel, it might be worth while to cultivate their acquaintance a little," Kit suggested.
"If we could get a seal a day from them for our fire, it might be a good plan enough," Wade thought.
"But we've nothing to pay them with; unless we paid them in promises of iron and knives when our _ship comes back_," I said.

"I don't suppose our greenbacks would be a legal tender with them." "But, in case 'The Curlew' should _not_ come back, we might not be able to redeem our promises," Raed remarked.
"In that case," said Kit, "we might as well marry all their daughters, and take up our abode here.