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"
Peterkin
drew
in
a
breath
so
long
that
I
could
not
help
thinking
of
the
frog
in
the
fable
,
that
wanted
to
swell
itself
as
big
as
the
ox
.
Then
I
looked
into
his
face
earnestly
.
Slap
went
the
lid
of
his
right
eye
;
down
went
my
head
,
and
up
went
my
heels
.
We
shot
through
the
passage
like
an
arrow
,
and
rose
to
the
surface
of
the
open
sea
before
you
could
count
twenty
.
"
Peterkin
had
taken
in
such
an
awful
load
of
wind
that
,
on
reaching
the
free
air
,
he
let
it
out
with
a
yell
loud
enough
to
have
been
heard
a
mile
off
;
and
then
the
change
in
his
feelings
was
so
sudden
and
great
that
he
did
not
wait
till
we
landed
,
but
began
,
tied
up
as
he
was
,
to
shout
and
sing
for
joy
as
I
supported
him
with
my
left
arm
to
the
shore
.
However
,
in
the
middle
of
a
laugh
that
a
hyena
might
have
envied
,
I
let
him
accidentally
slip
,
which
extinguished
him
in
a
moment
.
"
After
this
happy
deliverance
,
we
immediately
began
our
search
for
your
dead
body
,
Ralph
;
and
you
have
no
idea
how
low
our
hearts
sank
as
we
set
off
;
day
after
day
,
to
examine
the
valleys
and
mountain-sides
with
the
utmost
care
.
In
about
three
weeks
we
completed
the
survey
of
the
whole
island
,
and
had
at
least
the
satisfaction
of
knowing
that
you
had
not
been
killed
.
But
it
occurred
to
us
that
you
might
have
been
thrown
into
the
sea
;
so
we
examined
the
sands
and
the
lagoon
carefully
,
and
afterwards
went
all
round
the
outer
reef
.
One
day
,
while
we
were
upon
the
reef
,
Peterkin
espied
a
small
,
dark
object
lying
among
the
rocks
,
which
seemed
to
be
quite
different
from
the
surrounding
stones
.
We
hastened
towards
the
spot
,
and
found
it
to
be
a
small
keg
.
On
knocking
out
the
head
we
discovered
that
it
was
gunpowder
.
"
"
It
was
I
who
sent
you
that
,
Jack
,
"
said
I
with
a
smile
.
"
Fork
out
!
"
cried
Peterkin
energetically
,
starting
to
his
feet
and
extending
his
open
hand
to
Jack
.
"
Down
with
the
money
,
sir
,
else
I
'll
have
you
shut
up
for
life
in
a
debtor
's
prison
the
moment
we
return
to
England
!
"
"
I
'll
give
you
an
I.
O.
U.
in
the
meantime
,
"
returned
Jack
,
laughing
,
"
so
sit
down
and
be
quiet
.
--
The
fact
is
,
Ralph
,
when
we
discovered
this
keg
of
powder
Peterkin
immediately
took
me
a
bet
of
a
thousand
pounds
that
you
had
something
to
do
with
it
,
and
I
took
him
a
bet
of
ten
thousand
that
you
had
not
.
"
"
Peterkin
was
right
,
then
,
"
said
I
,
explaining
how
the
thing
had
occurred
.
"
Well
,
we
found
it
very
useful
,
"
continued
Jack
,
"
although
some
of
it
had
got
a
little
damp
;
and
we
furbished
up
the
old
pistol
,
with
which
Peterkin
is
a
crack
shot
now
.
But
to
continue
.
We
did
not
find
any
other
vestige
of
you
on
the
reef
,
and
finally
gave
up
all
hope
of
ever
seeing
you
again
.
After
this
the
island
became
a
dreary
place
to
us
,
and
we
began
to
long
for
a
ship
to
heave
in
sight
and
take
us
off
.
But
now
that
you
're
back
again
,
my
dear
fellow
,
it
looks
as
bright
and
cheerful
as
it
used
to
do
,
and
I
love
it
as
much
as
ever
.
"
And
now
,
"
continued
Jack
,
"
I
have
a
great
desire
to
visit
some
of
the
other
islands
of
the
South
Seas
.
Here
we
have
a
first-rate
schooner
at
our
disposal
,
so
I
do
n't
see
what
should
hinder
us
.
"
"
Just
the
very
thing
I
was
going
to
propose
!
"
cried
Peterkin
.
"
I
vote
for
starting
at
once
.
"
