"Why didn't you do it yourself ?" "Because all the tying apparatus was aboard the schooner, and I hadn't so much as a shoe-string about me.

I wish I could have tied that scoundrel Arsenic, though.

If ever I meet him again I'll try to teach him a lesson in gratitude.

But what do you propose to do to-day, skipper ?" "I suppose we might as well unbend and stow our canvas, since the 'Bee' 'll not want to use sails again for a while.

We might also send down topmasts, stow away what we can of the running rigging, get those provisions on the beach aboard again, and----" "Hold on!" cried Cabot, "you've already laid out all the work I care to tackle in one day, and if you want any more done you'll have to ship a new crew." It was well that the lads had ample occupation for that day, otherwise they would have been very unhappy.