at down very quietly till
breakfast-time, before which everything was ready.

Mrs Seagrave and Juno packed up the breakfast and dinner things in a
basket after breakfast was over, and then Mr and Mrs Seagrave and the
family set off on their journey, accompanied by the dogs, through the
cocoa-nut grove.

William and Ready lost no time in getting through their work; the
crockery, kitchen utensils, table, and chairs, were the first articles
put into the boat. The goat was then led down, and they set off with a
full load, and arrived at the bay long before the party who were walking
through the wood. They landed the things on the beach, and then shoved
off again to bring round the bedding, which was all that was left. By
three o'clock in the afternoon they had arrived at the bay with their
second and last load, and found that the other party had been there
about an hour, and Mr Seagrave and Juno were very busy taking the
articles up from the beach.

"Well, William," said Ready, "this is our last trip for some time, I
expect; and so much the better, for our little boat must have something
done to her as soon as I can find time."

"Yes, indeed, Ready, she has done her work well. Do you know I feel as
if I were coming home, now that we are back to the bay. I really feel
quite glad that we have left the tents. I found the pigeons among the
peas, Ready, so we must pick them as soon as we can. I think there were
near twenty of them. We shall have pigeon pies next year, I expect."

"If it pleases God that we live and do well," replied Ready, who had his
eyes fixed upon the sea.

Before night everything was in its place again in the house, and as
comfortable as before, and as they were very tired, they went very early
to bed, having first arranged what they should do in the morning. At
daylight Ready and William went down to the turtle-pond and speared a
turtle, for now the time was coming on for turning the turtle again, and
the pond would soon be filled. Having cut it up and put a portion of it
into the pot, all ready for Mrs Seagrave, as soon as breakfast was over
they proceeded to the storehouse.

After a little consultation with Mr Seagrave, Ready marked out a square
of cocoa-nut trees surrounding the storehouse, so as to leave a space
within them of about twenty yards each side, which they considered large
enough for the inclosure. These cocoa-nut trees were to serve as the
posts between which were to be fi