the men. The Arabs looked on with evident disgust, not
comprehending the object of the English in expending so much food, and
allowing the negroes to move about, thereby increasing their appetites.
The poor children were the last to appear on the stage, and they were
all turned out together, looking more like apes than human beings.
Having been on the highest deck, with some ventilation from above, they
were less in want of air than the grown-up people, though they seemed to
enjoy the exercise allowed them even more than the rest; but not a
particle of the animation of childhood was discernible among any of
them. From the way they moved about, they seemed to fancy that their
dance was but a prelude to their being put to death to fill the
cooking-pots of the white men, which their Arab captors had told them
would be their lot.

All hands had been so busy that no one had thought of eating themselves.
It was then discovered that a bag of biscuit alone had been brought on
board and a bottle of rum, which one of the men in the pinnace had
handed up to Jerry just as she was shoving off. This was, however,
better than nothing, and they hoped before long to be up with the other
prize, and to obtain more substantial fare. The day was now drawing to
a close. The wind continued light as before, and the two dhows retained
their relative positions; the last taken being about half a mile on the
port-bow of the other. The four dead bodies were hove overboard (for
the badly-wounded wretch had followed his companions to the other
world).

Archie and Gerald had done their best to bind up the hurts of the
negoda, who had been placed in the cabin with such care taken of him as
circumstances would admit. They tried to make him understand that, as
soon as they could fall in with a surgeon, his wounds would be better
dressed. The Arab crew, being tired, coiled themselves away in
different parts of the vessel, while Mustapha Longchops had seated
himself at his ease near the skipper. Thus the management of the dhow
was left entirely to her captors.

Archie and Desmond consulted together as to whether they ought to clap
the crew in irons, or, rather, to lash their arms and legs together,
thus putting it out of their power to commit mischief. They settled,
however, as Adair had said nothing about it, to allow them to remain at
liberty. Archie, of course, took one watch and Desmond the other, with
the crew divided between them. As t