She wouldn't hunt for him, not until she was ordered to.
She'd be only too glad to have him out of the way.
"'Humph!' says I.'Then I cal'late we'll enjoy the scenery on this garden spot of creation until the week's up.' "'What do you mean ?' says he.
"'Well,' I says, 'the launch is out of commission, unless it should rain gasoline, and at this time of year there ain't likely to be a boat within hailin' distance of this island; 'specially if the weather holds bad.' "He swore a blue streak, payin' partic'lar attention to the housekeeper for her general stupidness and to me because I'd got him, so he said, into this scrape.

I didn't say nothin'; set the table, with one plate and one cup and sasser and knife and fork, hauled up a chair and set down to my breakfast.

He hauled up a box and set down, too.
"'Pass me that corn bread,' says he.

'And why didn't you fry more pork ?' "He was reachin' out for the johnnycake, but I pulled it out of his way.
"'Wait a minute, Mr.Williams,' says I.'While you was snoozin' last night I made out a kind of manifest of the vittles aboard this shanty.
'Cordin' to my figgerin' here's scursely enough to last one husky man a week, let along two husky ones.

I paid consider'ble attention to your preachin' yesterday and the text seemed to be to look out for number one.