They were, however, disappointed.

I gave them a severe reproof for their disobedience, and sent them home with a message to their mother that I thought we might be detained all night, and begged she would not be uneasy.
They listened to me in great confusion, and were much mortified at their dismissal; but I begged Fritz to give Ernest his silver watch, that they might know how the time passed; and I knew that I could replace it, as there was a case of watches in the ship.

This reconciled them a little to their lot, and they left us.

We went forward to our boat, embarked, and, aided by the current, soon reached the vessel.
My first care was to construct some more convenient transport-vessel than our boat.

Fritz proposed a raft, similar to those used by savage nations, supported on skins filled with air.