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scarce one amongst them dared to shut ⟨his⟩ eyes or doze for a moment, for fear of ⟨being⟩ sacrificed uuawares. Under these ⟨dreadful⟩ circumstances, Robertson and Fagan ⟨made⟩ a sort of agreement between them, that ⟨while⟩ one slept the other should watch, ⟨alternately.⟩ “We were always alarmed. The next ⟨that⟩ was murdered was Coventry, the old ⟨man⟩ he was cutting wood one night, and (illegible text) agreed, in the mean time, to kill ⟨him.⟩ M Queen and Fagan wanted to draw ⟨lots⟩ again who should kill him, but I said no ⟨I⟩ had already killed my man, and they ⟨ought⟩ to do it between them, that they might ⟨be⟩ in the same trouble as me. Fagan ⟨struck⟩ him the first blow. He saw him ⟨coming⟩ and called out for mercy: he struck him ⟨on⟩ the head, just above the eye, but did not ⟨kill⟩ him. Myself and M‘Queen finished ⟨him⟩ and cut him in pieces. We ate greedily the flesh, never sparing it, just as if we ⟨expected⟩ to meet with a whole bullock ⟨next⟩ day. I used to carry the axe by day, ⟨and⟩ lay it under me at night. I thought I ⟨was⟩ safe, forgetting that they had knives and ⟨razors⟩. Before we had ate all Coventry’s ⟨flesh⟩ M‘Oueen started up, one night, looking ⟨horribly⟩, and bade me come with him to ⟨get⟩ some snares to catch a kangaroo. We ⟨left⟩ Fagan by the fire, and when we had ⟨gone⟩
