"Thank you, I have no more to give you
Whether she understood me
I now set to work
When everything was safely landed
Then I put everything into the tent that needed to be kept dry
"This will keep the wild beasts out
By this time the day was nearly done
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THE next morning, when the tide was at its lowest I swam out to the ship again.
There were still many things on board of it that might be useful to me in my island home. I wished to save all that I could.
I climbed up the ship"s side just as I had done the day before.
Before looking for anything I made another raft, just like the first one, but smaller. It was not so easy to make, for I had used up all the best planks. It was neither so large nor so strong as the first raft.
In the carpenter"s shop I found three bags of nails and a grindstone. I found also a box full of little hatchets and a small barrel of musket balls.
In the captain"s room I found six or seven guns, which I had overlooked before, and another keg of powder.
All these things I loaded with much care upon my raft.
Then I gathered up as many clothes as I could find; also a spare sail, a hammock, and some bedding.
The raft was now quite full. The things were not heavy, but they made a large pile.
When the tide turned for the shore, I cut loose and was soon floating homeward.
I had found a good oar in the ship. This I used as a paddle, and I had no trouble in guiding the raft to the right landing place.
I looked to see if the goods were safe which I brought over the day before.