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Updated: June 15, 2025
"Well, Tommy, how many eggs did you suck to-day?" said Ready. "Tommy won't suck eggs any more," said the urchin. "No, you had better not," replied Mr Seagrave, "or you will find, in the end, that you will have less to eat, instead of more, as you have this day." Tommy waited very quietly and very sulkily till supper was ready, when he made up for lost time.
They strike them with their feet, and with such force as to kill them immediately." "Are there many snakes in this country?" inquired William. "Yes, and very venomous snakes," replied Mr Seagrave; "so that these birds are very useful in destroying them. The Secretary inhabits this country where snakes exist in numbers, that it may destroy them: in England the bird would be of little value."
Occasionally Ready gave the helm up to Mr. Seagrave, and went forward to examine.
"So accustomed have I been to look to him for advice since we have been on this island. Had he not been thus snatched from us had he been spared to us a few years, and had we been permitted to surround his death-bed, and close his eyes in peace " and Mrs Seagrave wept upon the shoulder of her husband.
Ready remained on the look-out; indeed, everything was so miserable inside of the house, that they were all glad to go out of it; they could do no good, and poor Mrs Seagrave had a difficult and most painful task to keep the children quiet under such severe privation, for the weather was still very warm and sultry.
When Kathleen wrote, suggesting a down-town conference to decide delicate questions concerning Geraldine's undergarments and Scott's new gun, Colonel Mallett found it more convenient to appoint the Seagrave house as rendezvous.
At sunrise, they went back to the bay in the boat, which they hauled up, and then proceeded to the house, where they found that everyone was ready to start. Mr Seagrave had collected all the animals, and they set off; the marks on the trees were very plain, and they had no difficulty in finding their way; but they had a good deal of trouble with the goats and sheep, and did not get on very fast.
Seagrave continued to collect and secure the various articles thrown on shore, particularly such as would be injured by their exposure to the weather: these they rolled or carried into the cocoa-nut grove, so as to be sheltered from the sun; but there were so many things thrown on shore day after day, that they hardly knew what they had: but they secured case and cask one after another, waiting for a better opportunity to examine their contents.
"Come, Nanny." Ready walked back to the house, and brought in the kids, followed by Nanny. He found Mr and Mrs Seagrave and the children all dressed. Caroline and Tommy gave a scream of delight when they saw the little kids, and even little Albert clapped his hands. As soon as Ready put them down on the ground, Tommy and Caroline had each their arms round one.
They have not been coloured in this way to be admired, like the works of man; for this island has been till now probably without any one upon it, and no one has ever seen them. It makes no difference to Him, who has but to wish, and all is complete." For a few minutes after this conversation, Mr Seagrave and William were both silent.
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