ork which they had gone
through.

The next morning, at sunrise, they were up again; the first thing they
did was to go and examine the holes they had dug for water; they found
them full and running over, and the water had settled quite clear; they
tasted it, and pronounced it very good.

As soon as they had washed themselves, they went back and made their
breakfast, and then set to work to get up the other tent. They then
cleared all the ground near the tents of brushwood and high grass, and
levelled it nicely with their shovels inside.

"Now, William, we have another job, which is to prepare a fireplace for
Juno: we must go down to the beach for stones."

In another hour the fireplace was completed, and Ready and William
looked at their work.

"Well, I call this a very comfortable lodging-house," said Ready.

"And I am sure," replied William, "it's very pretty. Mamma will be
delighted with it."

"We shall have no want of bananas in a few weeks," said Ready; "look,
they are all in blossom already. Well, now I suppose we had better
leave everything here, and go back. We must have another trip this
afternoon, and sleep here to-night."

They went down to the boat, and sailed back as before; by ten o'clock in
the morning they had regained the house, and then they made arrangements
for their work during the remainder of the day. It was agreed that the
provisions necessary for a day or two, the table and chairs, the cooking
utensils, and a portion of their clothes, should be taken round that
afternoon, that Ready and William should come back early the next
morning, and then they should all set off together through the wood to
the new location. The sheep and lambs (for they had four lambs), the
goats and kids, were to be driven through the wood by Mr Seagrave;
William and Ready and the dogs would be very useful in driving them. As
for the fowls and chickens, it was decided they should be left, as Ready
and William could look after them on their occasional visits.

CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT.

The boat was well loaded that afternoon, and they had a heavy pull
round, and hard work afterwards to carry all the articles up. William
and Ready were, therefore, not sorry when their work was done, and they
went to bed as soon as they had taken their supper.

At sunrise, they went back to the bay in the boat, which they hauled up,
and then proceeded to the house, where they found that everyone was
ready to start. Mr