"Is that you, Mr Clare? Have you any water on board?"
"Yes!" was responded.
"Oh! do hurry, then--we can't stand this any longer!" cried out Harry.
In two hours more as happy a boatload as ever floated was springing
before a fresh breeze toward the cape. Long before we touched shore our
glad halloos had reached the old house, and lifted a heavy weight from
the hearts of Clump and Juno.
They met us on the rocks, and each one of us had to undergo an embrace
from their sable excellencies, ay, excellencies indeed, in devotion and
uprightness such as this world seldom sees surpassed. Even Captain
Mugford did not escape the ardour of the welcome; and whilst they hugged
us the dear old negroes were crying like children, from joy.