The man also brought a dressing case, with the result that a dip in the bath, and ten minutes in the hands of an expert valet, made Anstruther a new man.
Acting under his advice, the bodies of the dead were thrown into the lagoon, the wounded were collected in the hut to be attended to by the ship's surgeon, and the prisoners were paraded in front of Mir Jan, who identified every man, and found, by counting heads, that none was missing.
Robert did not forget to write out a formal notice and fasten it to the rock.

This proceeding further mystified the officers of the _Orient_, who had gradually formed a connected idea of the great fight made by the shipwrecked pair, though Anstruther squirmed inwardly when he thought of the manner in which Iris would picture the scene.

As it was, he had the first innings, and he did not fail to use the opportunity.

In the few terse words which the militant Briton best understands, he described the girl's fortitude, her unflagging cheerfulness, her uncomplaining readiness to do and dare.
Little was said by his auditors, save to interpolate an occasional question as to why such and such a thing was necessary, or how some particular drawback had been surmounted.

Standing near the well, it was not necessary to move to explain to them the chief features of the island, and point out the measures he had adopted.
When he ended, the first lieutenant, who commanded the boats sent in pursuit of the flying Dyaks--the _Orient_ sank both sampans as soon as they were launched--summed up the general verdict-- "You do not need our admiration, Captain Anstruther.