And he turned to the unconscious woman, whilst the bosun's mate rushed to the lagoon for water.
FOOTNOTES:
[12] Tin hats = drunk.
[13] This is the name given by sailors to the small windmill noticeable on all Norwegian wooden ships, which is used to pump the water out of them.
CHAPTER X
"THE BLACK ADDER"
Jack, sitting hunched up with his face between his hands in a posture of utter despair, looked up dully as he heard the sound of approaching feet; then, as the gloomy procession came out on to the sands, he started to his feet with a cry.
First came Loyola, walking slowly with bent head and one hand on Jim's shoulder; but it was the sight of what was behind her drew the cry from his lips, for on the shoulders of Broncho and the man-of-war's man lay the body of a man.
The rover rushed forward.