CHAPTER FIFTEEN. 

MURDER! 

The planting time came round at Pitcairn, and all was busy activity in the little settlement at Bounty Bay. The women, engaged in household work and in the preparation of food, scarcely troubled themselves to cast an anxious eye on the numerous children who, according to age and capacity, rolled, tumbled, staggered, and jumped about in noisy play. The sun, streaming through the leaves of the woods, studded shady places with balls of quivering light, and blazed in fierce heat in the open where the men were at work, each in his respective garden. We have said that those gardens lay apart, at some distance from each other, and were partially concealed by shrubs or undulating knolls. 

The garden of John Williams was farthest off from the settlement. He wrought in it alone on the day of which we write. Next to it was that of Fletcher Christian. He also worked alone that day. 

About two hundred yards from his garden, and screened from it by a wooded rising ground, was a piece of plantation, in which John Mills, William McCoy, and Menalee were at work together. John Adams, William Brown, and Isaac Martin were working in their own gardens near their respective houses, and Quintal was resting in his hut. So was Edward Young, who, having been at work since early morning, had lain down and fallen into a deep slumber. 

The three native men, Timoa, Nehow, and Tetaheite, were still away in the woods. If the unfortunate Englishmen had known what these men were about, they would not have toiled so quietly on that peaceful morning! 
who was resting in his hut?
who was toiling quietly?
whose garden was furthest from the rest?
did he work with anyone?
how many others worked with Mills?
did what the children do depend on anything?
their activity was according to what?
how many men were still in the woods?
were they native?
what time was it in Pitcairn?
did the women help the men in the gardens?
who had fallen asleep?
had he worked at all?
when?
were the gardens close to each other?
please name the men working with Mills.
what are the names of the natives?
what work did the women do?
what were the gardens partially concealed by?
did the women look after the children as well?
Edward Young
Edward Young
Englishmen
Englishmen
John Williams
John Williams
No.
He wrought in it alone on the day of which we write
Two
William McCoy, and Menalee were at work together. 
rolled, tumbled, staggered, and jumped about in noisy play
rolled, tumbled, staggered, and jumped about in noisy play
age and capacity
age and capacity,
three
three
Yes
native
planting time
planting time
No
he women, engaged in household work and in the preparation of food,
Quintal and Edward Young
Quintal
Yes.
having been at work since early morning
since early morning
since early morning
YEs.
The garden of John Williams was farthest off from the settlement. He wrought in it alone on the day of which we write. Next to it was that of Fletcher Christian. He also worked alone that day. 
William McCoy, and Menalee
William McCoy, and Menalee
Timoa, Nehow, and Tetaheite
Timoa, Nehow, and Tetaheite
household work and in the preparation of food
household work and in the preparation of food
shrubs or undulating knolls
shrubs or undulating knolls. 
scarcely
scarcely