They all met me on the beach, and made me tell them the news
while I was still in the boat.
"We know no more," said I, "than the fact that there is still a ship on
the coast. You must all now keep in doors, while Fritz and I go in
search of it."
We set off at noon, and went straight to the west part of the coast,
where we thought the sound must have come from. We knew a cape there
from which we could get a good view of the sea, and by the side of
which lay a small bay.
When we got round the cape, great was our joy to find a fine ship in
the bay. It was not far off from us, for we could see the ENG-LISH flag
float in the breeze from one of its masts. I seek in vain to find words
by means of which I can set forth in print what I then felt. Both Fritz
and I fell on our knees and gave thanks to God that He had thus led the
ship to our coast. If I had not held him back, Fritz would have gone
into the sea with a leap and swum off to the ship.
"Stay," said I, "till we are quite sure what they are. There are bad
men on the seas who put up false flags to lure ships out of their
course, and then rob and kill the crew."
We could now see all that took place on board. Two tents had been set
up on the shore, in front of which was a fire; and we could see that
men went to and fro with planks.
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