. "You be off now, or
you will be sorry for it."

Two of the mutineers humbly petitioned to be allowed to keep with the
party, when Willy at length told them that they might do so if they
would behave better in future. The rest by this time were nowhere to be
seen, having run into the wood to escape, as they hoped, from the
strange beast which had attacked them.

As the travellers neared the settlement, Mrs Morley, with her daughters
and Mrs Twopenny, came out to welcome them. The former invited Emily
and May to their cottage, while Mrs Clagget, introducing herself to
Mrs Twopenny, told her she should be happy to take up her abode with
her.

Harry having reached the settlement some time before, preparations were
already being made for the reception of the party. The men willingly
turned out to give up their huts to the women and children. Fires were
lighted, and several of the people were busy, under the direction of
Mrs Rumbelow, cooking food, while the men were employed in bringing in
wood for forming fresh huts. Harry started off a fresh party to assist
those already engaged in the work. The gentlemen laboured as hard as
any of the men, and in a short time a row of huts, constructed after the
fashion of those already built, rose near them.

Harry's chief anxiety was, however, to provide food for so many mouths,
as he saw the store which had been made for the former party rapidly
diminishing. Some of the emigrants grumbled, too, at not having a
greater variety. Seal-soup and fried roots served for breakfast, and
boiled or roasted seal, with baked roots and water, for dinner, while
the same fare was served at supper. Sometimes fish varied the material
for their meals; but neither they nor mussels were to be obtained when
the weather was stormy, and the sea broke with violence on the rocks.

Several days passed away, when a sail was seen coming up the harbour.
She was recognised as the cutter. Nearly all the inhabitants of the
little settlement ran down to welcome her. She had on board several
casks and kegs brought by the boatswain from the wreck. They were
eagerly rolled up to the huts, when they were found to contain flour and
beef, raisins and suet. "Hurrah! we shall have English beef and
plum-pudding now," exclaimed numerous voices. The doctor, however, who
acted as store-keeper, ordered them at once to be placed in safe
keeping, to be served out as required. He soon afterwards held a
consulta