At last the chief said, "Come," and together they returned to the
prahu. The morning was now breaking, and but few signs remained of
the terrible conflict of the night. At the chief's order, a large
basket of wine, that had been found in the rajah's hut, was brought
on board, together with another, full of bananas and other fruit.
"Well," Harry said, laughing, "we little thought, when we saw the
champagne handed over to the rajah, that we were going to have the
serving of it."
Hassan joined them at the meal. He had been given wine regularly by
the doctor, and although he had evinced no partiality for it, but
had taken it simply at the doctor's orders, he now drank a little
to keep the others company. In a short time the whole of the chief's
followers were gathered on deck, and the boys saw that they were
no more numerous than the prahu's crew, and that it was only the
advantage of surprise that had enabled them to overcome so easily
both those on board the prahu and the rajah's followers in the
village. The oars were got out, and the prahu proceeded up the
creek, in the opposite direction to which it had entered it. "Going
to ship?" Harry asked, pointing forward.
Hassan shook his head. "Going home," he said. "Sent messenger sampan
tell captain both safe.
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