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Chapter 13

           InanothermomentJack’sheadrosetothesurface,andhegaveawildshout,flingingbackthesprayfromhislocks,aswashiswontafteradive.Nowwewerealmostasmuchamazedatseeinghimreappear,wellandstrong,aswehadbeenatfirstathisnon-appearance;for,tothebestofourjudgment,hehadbeennearlytenminutesunderwaterperhapslongeranditrequirednoexertionofourreasontoconvinceusthatthiswasutterlyimpossibleformortalmantodoandretainhisstrengthandfaculties.Itwas,therefore,withafeelingakintosuperstitiousawethatIhelddownmyhandandassistedhimtoclamberupthesteeprocks.ButnosuchfeelingaffectedPeterkin.NosoonerdidJackgaintherocksandseathimselfonone,pantingforbreath,thanhethrewhisarmsroundhisneckandburstintoafloodoftears."OhJack!Jack!"saidhe,"wherewereyou?Whatkeptyousolong?"

           AfterafewmomentsPeterkinbecamecomposedenoughtositstillandlistentoJack’sexplanation,althoughhecouldnotrestrainhimselffromattemptingtowinkeverytwominutesatmeinordertoexpresshisjoyatJack’ssafety.Isayheattemptedtowink,butIamboundtoaddthathedidnotsucceed;forhiseyesweresomuchswollenwithweepingthathisfrequentattemptsonlyresultedinaseriesofviolentandaltogetheridioticalcontortionsoftheface,thatwereveryfarfromexpressingwhatheintended.However,Iknewwhatthepoorfellowmeantbyit;soIsmiledtohiminreturn,andendeavouredtomakebelievethathewaswinking.

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