mother say the same," observed Dick. "I am very
thankful that you have put the temptation out of our way."

"What else did you find in the chest?" asked Lord Reginald.

"Some nautical instruments, which, although they are French, I dare say
you know how to use," said Dick. "And,--how stupid I was not to think
of it before!--some shirts and waistcoats and other articles of dress.
I must get you to put them on at once, while I wash out your own linen:
they will add much to your comfort, and though they may be damp, the sun
will soon dry them." Dick immediately hung out the French officers'
clothing, and then brought a clam-shell, larger than an ordinary
foot-tub, full of water, that Lord Reginald might enjoy a bath, which he
had hitherto been afraid of taking.

"I feel quite like a new man!" exclaimed the young lord, after he had
dressed himself. "If you will not let me work to-day, I hope by
to-morrow to show that I can do something. It won't be for the want of
will if I don't succeed."

Dick, who had before this gone out, had returned with a supply of palm
leaves, and sat down to make a hat, while Lord Reginald opened one of
the books, and with considerable fluency translated a portion of its
contents. Dick listened attentively while he plaited away at the hat,
stopping every now and then to ask for an explanation.

"I am glad to see you take interest in the subject," said Lord Reginald,
"and if we continue it, I shall not only improve myself, but be able to
give you a good notion of navigation. The instruments, which are the
same as we use, will help us, and in a short time you will become as
good a navigator as I am, as this book is evidently a capital one."

Dick looked up and smiled. "You see, you can instruct me in some
things, as well as I can teach you how to handle a saw or a plane."

"All right!" said Lord Reginald, laughing; "so much the better; we are
quits, as I said."

Dick was longer than he otherwise might have been in making the hat.
When it was finished, his companion declared that it was capital, and
that it would thoroughly defend his head from the rays of the sun. Dick
had made the top very thick, while the sides were strong and light, with
openings all round, which allowed of ample ventilation. He then
insisted on Lord Reginald lying down while he went out to attend to his
turtle-pens and garden, and to prepare a large saw to use on the boat.

In the evening Lord Reginald declare