"But he mayn't be there at all," said Bob, who generally had a mind of his own.
"Where else is he?"
"I don't know."
"There's no need for all of us to go," said Uncle Moses. "I'll go alone, and you boys stay here till I come back. But I don't know, either. I'm afraid to leave you. If David's got into trouble, how can any of you hope to escape? No, you must all come, for I declare I'm afraid to trust one of you out of my sight."
"But some of us ought to stay," said Bob, "for Dave may turn up all right, and how'll he know what's become of us?"
"Wal," said Uncle Moses, "I'll leave word for him here at the hotel."
"Yes." said Frank, "that's the best way. None of us want to dawdle our lives out in this place all day, and you don't want to leave any of us behind, Uncle Moses; so if we all go together, we'll all be satisfied."
A few minutes afterwards the carriage rolled out of Castellamare, carrying the party back to Sorrento.
CHAPTER XII.
The Waking of David.—A glorious Scene.—A Temptation.—David embarks upon the wide wide Sea.—Youth at the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm.—A daring Navigator.—A baffled and confounded Navigator.—Lost! Lost! Lost!—Despair of David.—At the Mercy of Wind and Sea.—The Isle of the Brigands.—The Brigand Chief.