Flint expressed himself to this effect.
"I did not expect to see anything," replied Christy.

"I only came across here to find how wide the island was at this point.

I am satisfied that we are about where I supposed we were.

Half a mile to the westward of us the island is more than double the breadth it is here." "I see, sir; if you had found it much wider than it is, you would have known that you had not gone far enough in the boat," replied Flint.
"Precisely so; I wanted to find where we were before I changed the course in going farther to the eastward," added Christy.
Flint made no further remark, and they returned to the boat, and seated themselves in their places.

The lieutenant gave the order to shove off.
"We are in no hurry, Beeks; if the men are tired, you can stop longer to rest them," continued the commander of the expedition.
The men scouted the idea of being tired after a pull of two miles in a comparatively smooth sea.