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"
'
Might
we
not
make
a
large
bag
of
cocoa-nut
cloth
,
into
which
I
could
shove
my
head
,
and
tie
it
tight
round
my
neck
?
'
he
asked
with
a
haggard
smile
.
'
It
might
let
me
get
one
breath
under
water
!
'
"
'
No
use
,
'
said
I
;
'
it
would
fill
in
a
moment
and
suffocate
you
.
I
see
nothing
for
it
,
Peterkin
,
if
you
really
ca
n't
keep
your
breath
so
long
,
but
to
let
me
knock
you
down
,
and
carry
you
out
while
in
a
state
of
insensibility
.
'
"
But
Peterkin
did
n't
relish
this
idea
.
He
seemed
to
fear
that
I
would
not
be
able
to
measure
the
exact
force
of
the
blow
,
and
might
,
on
the
one
hand
,
hit
him
so
softly
as
to
render
a
second
or
third
blow
necessary
,
which
would
be
very
uncomfortable
;
or
,
on
the
other
hand
,
give
him
such
a
smash
as
would
entirely
spoil
his
figurehead
,
or
mayhap
knock
the
life
out
of
him
altogether
!
At
last
I
got
him
persuaded
to
try
to
hold
his
breath
,
and
commit
himself
to
me
;
so
he
agreed
,
and
down
we
went
.
But
I
had
not
got
half-way
through
when
he
began
to
struggle
and
kick
like
a
wild
bull
,
burst
from
my
grasp
,
and
hit
against
the
roof
of
the
tunnel
.
I
was
therefore
obliged
to
force
him
violently
back
into
the
cave
again
,
where
he
,
rose
panting
to
the
surface
.
In
short
,
he
had
lost
his
presence
of
mind
,
and
--
"
"
Nothing
of
the
sort
!
"
cried
Peterkin
indignantly
;
"
I
only
lost
my
wind
,
and
if
I
had
not
had
presence
of
mind
enough
to
kick
as
I
did
,
I
should
have
bu
's
t
in
your
arms
!
"
"
Well
,
well
,
so
be
it
,
"
resumed
Jack
with
a
smile
.
--
"
But
the
upshot
of
it
was
that
we
had
to
hold
another
consultation
on
the
point
;
and
I
really
believe
that
had
it
not
been
for
a
happy
thought
of
mine
,
we
should
have
been
consulting
there
yet
.
"
"
I
wish
we
had
!
"
again
interrupted
Peterkin
with
a
sigh
.
--
"
I
'm
sure
,
Ralph
,
if
I
had
thought
that
you
were
coming
back
again
I
would
willingly
have
awaited
your
return
for
months
rather
than
have
endured
the
mental
agony
which
I
went
through
.
--
But
proceed
.
"
"
The
thought
was
this
,
"
continued
Jack
--
"
that
I
should
tie
Peterkin
's
hands
and
feet
with
cords
,
and
then
lash
him
firmly
to
a
stout
pole
about
five
feet
long
,
in
order
to
render
him
quite
powerless
and
keep
him
straight
and
stiff
.
You
should
have
seen
his
face
of
horror
,
Ralph
,
when
I
suggested
this
!
But
he
came
to
see
that
it
was
his
only
chance
,
and
told
me
to
set
about
it
as
fast
as
I
could
;
'
for
,
'
said
he
,
'
this
is
no
jokin
'
,
Jack
,
I
can
tell
you
,
and
the
sooner
it
's
done
the
better
.
'
I
soon
procured
the
cordage
and
a
suitable
pole
,
with
which
I
returned
to
the
cave
,
and
lashed
him
as
stiff
and
straight
as
an
Egyptian
mummy
;
and
,
to
say
truth
,
he
was
no
bad
representation
of
what
an
English
mummy
would
be
,
if
there
were
such
things
,
for
he
was
as
white
as
a
dead
man
.
"
'
Now
,
'
said
Peterkin
in
a
tremulous
voice
,
'
swim
with
me
as
near
to
the
edge
of
the
hole
as
you
can
before
you
dive
;
then
let
me
take
a
long
breath
;
and
as
I
sha
'n'
t
be
able
to
speak
after
I
've
taken
it
,
you
'll
watch
my
face
,
and
the
moment
you
see
me
wink
--
dive
!
And
oh
,
'
he
added
earnestly
,
'
pray
do
n't
be
long
!
'
"
I
promised
to
pay
the
strictest
attention
to
his
wishes
,
and
swam
with
him
to
the
outlet
of
the
cave
.
Here
I
paused
.
'
Now
,
then
,
'
said
I
,
'
pull
away
at
the
wind
,
lad
.
'
