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ing swiim to the island, they had only a pair of trowsers and 

 a shirt between them, but had made a hut of palm-leaves, and 

 had altogether got on very well. They saw that I waited for 

 them three days at the opposite island, but had been afraid to 

 cross, lest the current should have carried them out to sea, 

 when they would have been inevitably lost. They had felt 

 sure I would send for them on the first opportunity, and ap- 

 peared more grateful than natives usually are for my having 

 done so ; while I felt much relieved that my voyage, though 

 sufficiently unfortunate, had not involved loss of life. 



