Tommy was crying,
to prove how very penitent he was.

"I had better return on board immediately, sir, and tell Mrs Seagrave,"
said Ready.

"Do, pray," replied Mr Seagrave.

Ready then returned to the ship, and explained matters, and then
recommenced his labour.

Having put into the boat the sailmaker's bag, with palm and needles, two
mattresses, and blankets from the captain's state room, the saucepan
with the beef and pork, and a spar which he towed astern, Ready found
that he had as much as he could carry; but, as there was nobody but
himself in it, he came on shore very well. Having, with the assistance
of Mr Seagrave and Juno, got all the things up to the knoll, Ready
lashed the spar up for the second tent, and then leaving them to fix it
up like the other, he returned again on board. He made two other trips
to the ship, bringing with him more bedding, a bag of ship's biscuits,
another of potatoes, plates, knives and forks, spoons, frying-pans and
other cooking utensils, and a variety of other articles. He then showed
Juno how to fill up the ends of the first tent with the canvas and sails
he had brought on shore, so as to inclose it all round; Juno took the
needle and twine, and worked very well. Ready, satisfied that she would
be able to get on without them, now said: "Mr Seagrave, we have but two
hours more daylight, and it is right that Mrs Seagrave should come on
shore now; so, if you please, we'll go off and fetch her and the
children. I think we shall be able to do very well for the first night;
and if it pleases God to give us fine weather, we may do a great deal
more to-morrow."

As soon as they arrived on board, Mr Seagrave went down to his wife to
propose her going on shore. She was much agitated, and very weak from
her illness, but she behaved courageously notwithstanding, and,
supported by her husband, gained the deck, William following with the
baby, and his little sister Caroline carried by Ready. With some
difficulty they were all at last placed in the boat and shoved off; but
Mrs Seagrave was so ill, that her husband was obliged to support her in
his arms, and William took an oar. They landed very safely, and carried
Mrs Seagrave up to the tent, and laid her down on one of the
mattresses. She asked for a little water.

"And I have forgotten to bring any with me: well, I am a stupid old man;
but I'll go on board directly," said Ready: "to think that I should be
so busy in bringing o