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Chapter 3

           "Hush,Peterkin!"saidJack;"you’reexcitingRalphwithyournonsense.I’llexplainittoyou.Yourecollectthat,aftertheshipstruck,wethreesprangoverthebowintothesea?Well,Inoticedthattheoarstruckyourheadandgaveyouthatcutonthebrowwhichnearlystunnedyou,sothatyougraspedPeterkinroundtheneckwithoutknowingapparentlywhatyouwereabout.Indoingso,youpushedthetelescopewhichyouclungtoasifithadbeenyourlifeagainstPeterkin’smouth"

           "Pusheditagainsthismouth!"interruptedPeterkin;"saycrammeditdownhisthroat!Why,there’sadistinctmarkofthebrassrimonthebackofmygulletatthismoment!"

           "Well,well,bethatasitmay,"continuedJack,"youclungtohim,Ralph,tillIfearedyoureallywouldchokehim.ButIsawthathehadagoodholdoftheoar;soIexertedmyselftotheutmosttopushyoutowardstheshore,whichweluckilyreachedwithoutmuchtrouble,forthewaterinsidethereefisquitecalm."

           "Butthecaptainandcrew,whatofthem?"Iinquiredanxiously.

           Jackshookhishead.

           "Aretheylost?"

           "No,theyarenotlost,Ihope;but,Ifear,thereisnotmuchchanceoftheirbeingsaved.Theshipstruckattheverytailoftheislandonwhichwearecast.Whentheboatwastossedintotheseaitfortunatelydidnotupset,althoughitshippedagooddealofwater,andallthemenmanagedtoscrambleintoit;butbeforetheycouldgettheoarsout,thegalecarriedthempastthepointandawaytoleewardoftheisland.

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