Jarwin and Cuffy

(Excerpt): "In all the wide expanse of ocean that surrounded that island, there was nothing visible save one small, solitary speck on the far-off horizon. It might have been mistaken for a seagull, but it was in reality a raft-a mass of spars and planks rudely bound together with ropes. A boat''s mast rose from the centre of it, on which hung a rag of sail, and a small red flag drooped motionless...