And that reminds me that the _Whatnot_ does not seem to be provided with a skiff." "Yes, Solon said there was one on this deck, covered with canvas.

That must be it there," replied Winn.

As he spoke he lifted an edge of the bit of old sail that protected some bulky object from the weather, and looked beneath it.

Then he uttered a cry of amazement, and tore the canvas completely off.
"It's my canoe, as sure as I'm standing here!" he shouted.

"The very one that was carried off on the raft!".