from the point, they succeeded in doing.

"This is very fortunate, William," observed Ready; "but we must now take
some marks to find our way in again. See, the large black rock is on a
line with the garden point: so, if we keep them in one, we shall know
that we are in the proper channel; and now for a mark abreast of us, to
find out when we enter it."

"Why, Ready, the corner of the turtle-pond just touches the right wall
of the house," replied William.

"So it does; that will do; and now let us pull away as hard as we can,
so as to be back in good time."

They soon were on the south side of the island, and pulling up along the
shore.

"How far do you think that it is by water, Ready?"

"I hardly know; but at least four or five miles, so we must make up our
minds to a good hour's pull. At all events, we shall sail back again
with this wind, although there is but little of it."

"We are in very deep water now," observed William, after a long silence.

"Yes, on this side of the island we must expect it; the coral grows to
leeward only. I think that we cannot be very far from the little
harbour we discovered. Suppose we leave off rowing for a minute, and
look about us."

"There are two rocks close to the shore, Ready," said William, pointing,
"and you recollect there were two or three rocks outside of the
harbour."

"Very true, William, and I should not wonder if you have hit upon the
very spot. Let us pull in."

They did so; and, to their satisfaction, found that they were in the
harbour, where the water was as smooth as a pond.

"Now, then, William, we will step the mast, and sail back at our
leisure."

"Stop one moment, Ready; give me the boat-hook. I see something between
the clefts of the rocks."

Ready handed the boat-hook to William, who, lowering it down into the
water, drove the spike of iron at the end of it into a large crayfish,
which he hauled up into the boat.

"That will be an addition to our dinner," said Ready; "we do not go back
empty-handed, and, therefore, as the saying is, we shall be more
welcome; now, then, let us start, for we must pull here again this
afternoon, and with a full cargo on board."

They stepped the mast, and as soon as they had pulled the boat clear of
the harbour, set sail, and in less than an hour had rejoined the party
at the house.

William had brought up the crayfish, which had only one claw, and Juno
put on another pot of water to boil it, as an ad