6 Three Young Crusoe s 



complexion and manner. His hair was brown and 

 wavy and his eyes almost black. In movement, he 

 was rather slow and deliberate. Life on a Virginia 

 farm had trained him well in everything a country 

 boy should know, but the country and village schools 

 had not taught him as many things as Henry knew. 



Edna was thirteen, with golden hair and eyes of 

 the deepest blue. She was slightly under size for her 

 age, so that the two boys seemed older than they 

 really were by comparison. All her life previous to 

 this fateful voyage had been spent in a Virginia town, 

 where she learned something about books and a 

 great deal about housekeeping and the care of 

 babies. 



The first thing of interest they came upon was the 

 remains of a boat-landing. The upright supports 

 had been burned to the surface of the water and the 

 bottom of a boat, all that was left of it, was lying 

 partly buried in the sand. A wide path led from 

 the landing to the plain above. Evidently this had 

 belonged to an establishment of considerable im- 

 portance, probably a large farm or a small village. 



A short distance beyond, a pretty little river 

 joined the ocean, with broad meadows stretching 

 out on each side of it. The banks were steep and 

 the charred remains of a bridge showed that this 



