o; let him alone. We will give him a grave to himself. He was an
old friend of mine, though he might have led me astray, and I want to
pay him all the respect I can."

Lord Reginald let the feet drop, and without speaking returned to the
grave, where he began to shovel in the sand. Dick joining him, the task
was soon accomplished.

"As I undertook to dig this poor fellow's grave alone, I won't ask you
to help me," said Dick, turning aside without attempting to exchange any
further words with his companion.

Lord Reginald, utterly exhausted, retreated to the shade of the cliff,
calling in an angry tone to Neptune, who had followed Dick, to watch his
proceedings.

He observed that Hargrave wore a hat roughly made from palm leaves, and
was thus able to endure the heat much better than he could. It did not
occur to him that he possessed a handkerchief in his pocket which, had
he bound round his head, would have afforded him some protection. At
length he could endure the thirst from which he was suffering no longer,
and getting up, endeavoured to make his way to the spring at which he
had before obtained water. He reached it at last, and sank down by the
side of the pool, scarcely able to lift the water with his hand to his
parched lips. He succeeded, however, and felt somewhat restored. Nep
showed how thirsty he was by lapping it up eagerly.

He waited some time, half expecting that Hargrave would join him. He
was too proud to call him, and inquire how he had escaped from the
wreck, which he wished to know, as well as to ascertain if any one else
had been saved. Even Neptune appeared surprised, and showed an
inclination to start off every now and then and join Dick, who had
become a great friend of his on board.

All this time Lord Reginald had eaten nothing except the remains of the
cocoanut. He was sensible that he was becoming fainter and weaker.
Whether or not Nep had got any food when he disappeared, he could not
tell, but from the way he observed Hargrave work he felt very sure that
he, at all events, was not starving.

He saw numerous birds of gay plumage flying among the trees, but he had
no means of getting them. He thought that he might possibly knock some
of them down. For this purpose he returned to the beach to pick up some
pebbles. Having filled his pockets, he went back to the neighbourhood
of the stream. Though he got frequently within reach of the birds, he
could not manage to hit one