By this time the tide was beginning to ebb , and the ship was swinging round to her anchor . Voices Voices were were heard heard faintly faintly halloaing halloaing in in the the direction direction of of the the two two gigs gigs ; ; and and though though this this reassured reassured us for for Joyce Joyce and and Hunter Hunter , , who who were were well well to to the the eastward eastward , , it it warned warned our our party party to to be be off off . .
К этому времени прилив начал спадать, и корабль повернулся к своему якорю. В направлении двух концертов послышались слабые голоса, и, хотя это успокоило нас для Джойс и Хантера, которые были далеко на востоке, это предупредило нашу группу, что пора уходить.