This was the almost universal method of construction: even the war canoes, that would carry sixty paddlers--sitting two by two on a bench--and thirty soldiers, being hewn from great single logs of teak.

The nets were stowed one, at each end.

In the middle was the fireplace, on which the brands of the fire had already been laid.

Near it were the faggots and stores.
Meinik and Stanley sat on the nets, each with a paddle.

The former had hidden the greater portion of his store of money in the ground, before entering the village.