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Last
of
all
,
we
returned
to
the
bower
and
collected
the
few
articles
we
possessed
--
such
as
the
axe
,
the
pencil-case
,
the
broken
telescope
,
the
penknife
,
the
hook
made
from
the
brass
ring
,
and
the
sail-needle
,
with
which
we
had
landed
on
the
island
;
also
the
long
boots
and
the
pistol
,
besides
several
curious
articles
of
costume
which
we
had
manufactured
from
time
to
time
.
These
we
conveyed
on
board
in
our
little
boat
,
after
having
carved
our
names
on
a
chip
of
iron-wood
,
thus
:
JACK
MARTIN
RALPH
ROVER
PETERKIN
GAY
This
we
fixed
up
inside
of
the
bower
The
boat
was
then
hoisted
on
board
and
the
anchor
weighed
,
which
latter
operation
cost
us
great
labour
and
much
time
,
as
the
anchor
was
so
heavy
that
we
could
not
move
it
without
the
aid
of
my
complex
machinery
of
blocks
and
pulleys
.
A
steady
breeze
was
blowing
off-shore
when
we
set
sail
,
at
a
little
before
sunset
.
It
swept
us
quickly
past
the
reef
and
out
to
sea
.
The
shore
grew
rapidly
more
indistinct
as
the
shades
of
evening
fell
,
while
our
clipper
bark
bounded
lightly
over
the
waves
.
Slowly
the
mountain-top
sank
on
the
horizon
until
it
became
a
mere
speck
.
In
another
moment
the
sun
and
the
Coral
Island
sank
together
into
the
broad
bosom
of
the
Pacific
.
Our
voyage
during
the
next
two
weeks
was
most
interesting
and
prosperous
.
The
breeze
continued
generally
fair
,
and
at
all
times
enabled
us
to
lie
our
course
;
for
being
,
as
I
have
said
before
,
clipper-built
,
the
pirate
schooner
could
lie
very
close
to
the
wind
and
make
little
leeway
.
We
had
no
difficulty
now
in
managing
our
sails
,
for
Jack
was
heavy
and
powerful
,
while
Peterkin
was
active
as
a
kitten
.
Still
,
however
,
we
were
a
very
insufficient
crew
for
such
a
vessel
;
and
if
any
one
had
proposed
to
us
to
make
such
a
voyage
in
it
before
we
had
been
forced
to
go
through
so
many
hardships
from
necessity
,
we
would
have
turned
away
with
pity
from
the
individual
making
such
proposal
as
from
a
madman
.
I
pondered
this
a
good
deal
,
and
at
last
concluded
that
men
do
not
know
how
much
they
are
capable
of
doing
till
they
try
,
and
that
we
should
never
give
way
to
despair
in
any
undertaking
,
however
difficult
it
may
seem
--
always
supposing
,
however
,
that
our
cause
is
a
good
one
,
and
that
we
can
ask
the
Divine
blessing
on
it
.
Although
,
therefore
,
we
could
now
manage
our
sails
easily
,
we
nevertheless
found
that
my
pulleys
were
of
much
service
to
us
in
some
things
,
though
Jack
did
laugh
heartily
at
the
uncouth
arrangement
of
ropes
and
blocks
,
which
had
,
to
a
sailor
's
eye
,
a
very
lumbering
and
clumsy
appearance
.
But
I
will
not
drag
my
reader
through
the
details
of
this
voyage
.
Suffice
it
to
say
that
,
after
an
agreeable
sail
of
about
three
weeks
,
we
arrived
off
the
island
of
Mango
,
which
I
recognised
at
once
from
the
description
that
the
pirate
Bill
had
given
me
of
it
during
one
of
our
conversations
.
