Then no time was lost; and the way in which the crew attacked those two stores of loot was a sight to see.  It was tremendously hot, but they laughed and cheered each other as those returning met the laden ones going down to the boats.  They would have liked to make a race of it to see which crew could load up their boat first, but Mr Reardon stopped that; and the strength of all was put to work to load one boat and get it off, so that there were two streams of men going and coming; and the first boat was deeply laden in an incredibly short space of time, the men leaving themselves no room to row, but placing the chests amidships to form a platform, and two smaller ones in the bow and stern.