"But the others? Where are the others from your boat?"
"The same place that your companions are, I'm afraid. There was a body washed upon the shore down there, and when I first found you, I thought you were like it,—dead!"
"Must have been Shem or Mirror. We'll go down and take a look at it."
The woman shuddered. "I believe I'd rather stay here by the fire."
"Poor little girl! So you are all alone, and have had to care for a lugger like me."
"I was alone—until I found you. That helped me; I had something to do besides think about myself."
"How long were you—alone?"
"Two days."
"And during that time you found no signs of life? There are no people living here?"
"No, I saw no evidence whatever. I was afraid to go very far inland, so stayed mostly on the beach, but I have a feeling that there is no one alive on this island except you and me."