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"This," said Mr Seagrave, "is a well-known plant; and I wonder Ready did not recognise it; it is hemp." "I never saw it except in the shape of rope," replied Ready. "I know the seed well enough." "Well, if we require it, I can tell you how to dress it," replied Mr Seagrave. "Now, William, what is the next?" "This odd-looking, rough thing." "That's the egg-plant: it bears fruit of a blue colour.
When I came back I found him outside, and on going back to my work, there was no thimble to be found; I asked him if he had touched it, and his answer was that he would look for it. He did look, and said he could not find it; I have asked him several times if he took it away, and his only answer is that he will find it by and by." "Tommy, did you take the thimble?" said Mr Seagrave, gravely.
After dinner was over, Mrs. Seagrave requested her husband, as he was about to go down to the point, with the spade and a small hatchet in his hand, to take Tommy with him, as she had a great deal to do, and could not watch him as well as the baby and Caroline. So Mr. Seagrave took Tommy by the hand, and led him to the point, and made him sit down close to him while he cleared away the brushwood.
Ready, satisfied that she would be able to get on without them, now said: "Mr Seagrave, we have but two hours more daylight, and it is right that Mrs Seagrave should come on shore now; so, if you please, we'll go off and fetch her and the children. I think we shall be able to do very well for the first night; and if it pleases God to give us fine weather, we may do a great deal more to-morrow."
"It is the will of Heaven that it should be otherwise," continued Mr Seagrave; "I would give half that I am possessed of, that he had not perished." "Oh, Massa!" said Juno, "I sit by him just now; I take off the flag and look at his face, so calm, look so happy, so good, I almost tink he smile at me, and then I cry. Oh! Massa Tommy, all because you idle boy."
"I trust it is a presentiment of future happiness, my dear," said Mr Seagrave. "I assure you that I feel the same, and was saying so to Ready this morning." "I feel that I could live here for ever, it is so calm and beautiful; but I miss one thing there are no birds singing here as at home." "I have seen no birds except sea-birds, and of them there is plenty. Have you, William?"
Seagrave came down just in time to pick up Juno and the baby, and then tried to comfort little Caroline, who after all was not much scalded, as the soup had had time to cool. "Massa Tommy is a very naughty boy," cried Juno, rubbing her leg. Master Tommy thought it better to say nothing he was duly admonished the steward cleaned up the mess, and order was at length restored.
I might be taken ill I might hurt myself I am an old man, you know; and then I was thinking that if any accident was to happen to me, you might miss me that's all." "Pardon me," replied Mrs Seagrave; "a mother is foolish at times." "Over-anxious, ma'am, perhaps, but not foolish," replied Ready.
This he unrolled, and stretched it out straight, and then went for the ladder, which was at the outhouse they had commenced building. As soon as breakfast was over, Ready and Mr Seagrave went out again to fix up the lightning-conductor, leaving William to do the work of Juno, who still remained fast asleep in her bed.
Seagrave, overpowered by her feelings, sank her head upon William's shoulder, and burst into tears. "It was touch and go, William," observed Ready, as they walked up to the house, preceded by Mr. and Mrs. Seagrave. "How much mischief may be created by a thoughtless boy! However, one can't put old heads on young shoulders, and so Tommy must be forgiven."
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