There is no other place where they could have beached their boat for many miles.

Consequently, the thing lies in a nutshell: if we find the boat, prepare yourselves,--if not, make yourselves easy.

Let us use our wits a little.

They would round the headland as soon as possible, and probably run ashore in that furthest cove to our right, just inside the reef.

I have examined the bay through a telescope, and could make out nothing of her.