This accordingly, he did, clumsily running the point of the sharp bone so deep into the unfortunate Augusta that she fairly shrieked aloud, and then keeping his hand upon the sailor's arm while he worked in the rest of the signature, "_J.

Meeson_." When it was done, the turn of Johnnie came.

Johnnie had at length aroused himself to some interest in what was going on, and had stood by watching all the time, since Mr.Meeson having laid his finger upon Augusta's shoulder, had solemnly declared the writing thereon to be his last will and testament.
As he (Johnnie) could not tattoo, the same process was gone through with reference to his signature, as in the case of Mr.Meeson.Then Bill Jones signed his own name, as the second witness to the will; and just as the light went out of the sky the document was finally executed--the date of the execution being alone omitted.

Augusta got up off the flat stone where she had been seated during this torture for something like five hours, and staggering into the hut, threw herself down upon the sail, and went off into a dead faint.

It was indeed only by a very strong exercise of the will that she had kept herself from fainting long before.
The next thing she was conscious of was a dreadful smarting in her back, and on opening her eyes found that it was quite dark in the hut.