For anything we know, there may be natives about; and some of us might get stuck full of their arrows before we could get out of range.
This will be good news, and there will be no longer any need for your being kept on short allowance of water." At ten o'clock the boat re-entered the inlet, and lowered sail by the side of the brig.
"You have been successful, I suppose, by your coming back so soon, Mr.Eden ?" the captain said, when they were within easy hail.
"Yes, sir.

There is a small stream, about seven miles from here." "That is very satisfactory.

Now you can come on board.

There is plenty of work for all hands." Everyone, indeed, was busy in repairing damages.

The carpenters were engaged upon the bulwarks and the stern, which had been much damaged by the wave that had lifted them over the bar.