"That will be a very good plan," replied William.

They now continued their walk, and, forcing their way through the
brushwood which grew thick upon the point of land, soon arrived at the
end of it.

"What is that out there?" said William, pointing to the right of where
they stood.

"That is another island, which I am very glad to see even in that
direction, although it will not be so easy to gain it, if we are
obliged to leave this for want of water. It is a much larger island
than this, at all events," continued Ready, scanning the length of the
horizon, along which he could see the tops of the trees. - "Well, we
have done very well for our first day, so we will go and look for a
place to lie down and pass the night."

They returned to the high ground where the cocoa-nut grove ended, and
collecting together several branches and piles of leaves, made a good
soft bed under the trees.

"And now we'll go to bed. Look, William, at the long shadow of the
trees the sun has nearly set."

"Shall I give the dogs some water now, Ready? See, poor Remus is
licking the sides of the bottles."

"No, do not give them any: it appears to be cruel, but I want the
intelligence of the poor animals to-morrow, and the want of water will
make them very keen, and we shall turn it to good account. So now,