“Then, first and foremost, we’ll cover it up again, and go up till evening, when we will secure it and carry it to our cabin.”
So said, so done. They joined Jack at the limit of the excavation.
“Is it all right?” asked the young sailor eagerly.
“Yes,” answered Harry.
Jack was told of their plan of removing the nugget by night, and saw at once that it was a wise one.
“Shall we go to the cabin now?” he asked.
“No, Jack; it won’t do to leave our treasure unguarded. We will lounge here, and make sure that no one robs us of our discovery.”
So they sat down, and Obed lighted his pipe once more.
A neighbour strolled up and sat down beside them.
“You are leaving off work early,” he said.