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Chapter 11

           "Isay,Jack,"saidhe,"hereissomethingthatwillbeofusetous."

           "Whatisit?"saidJack,hasteningacrosstheroom.

           "Anoldpistol,"repliedPeterkin,holdinguptheweapon,whichhehadjustpulledfromunderaheapofbrokenwoodandrubbishthatlayinacorner.

           "That,indeed,mighthavebeenuseful,"saidJack,examiningit,"ifwehadanypowder;butIsuspectthebowandtheslingwillprovemoreserviceable."

           "True,Iforgotthat,"saidPeterkin;"butwemayaswelltakeitwithus,fortheflintwillservetostrikefirewithwhenthesundoesnotshine."

           Afterhavingspentmorethananhouratthisplacewithoutdiscoveringanythingoffurtherinterest,Peterkintookuptheoldcat,whichhadlainverycontentedlyasleeponthestoolwhereonhehadplacedit,andwepreparedtotakeourdeparture.Inleavingthehut,Jackstumbledheavilyagainstthedoor-post,whichwassomuchdecayedastobreakacross,andthewholefabricofthehutseemedreadytotumbleaboutourears.Thisputitintoourheadsthatwemightaswellpullitdown,andsoformamoundovertheskeleton.Jack,therefore,withhisaxe,cutdowntheotherdoor-post,which,whenitwasdone,broughtthewholehutinruinstotheground,andthusformedagravetothebonesofthepoorrecluseandhisdog.Thenweleftthespot,havingbroughtawaytheironpot,thepistol,andtheoldaxe,astheymightbeofmuchusetoushereafter

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