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Chapter 15

           Ralph,lad,whydon’tyoulaugh,eh?"headded,turningsuddenlytomewithaseverelookofinquiry.

           "Laugh!"saidI."Whatat,Peterkin?WhyshouldIlaugh?"

           BothJackandPeterkinansweredthisinquirybythemselveslaughingsoimmoderatelythatIwasinducedtobelieveIhadmissednoticingsomegoodjoke,soIbeggedthatitmightbeexplainedtome;butasthisonlyproducedrepeatedroarsoflaughter,Ismiledandhelpedmyselftoanothersliceofplantain.

           "Well,but,"continuedPeterkin,"Iwastalkingofasailtomorrow.Can’twehaveone,Jack?"

           "No,"repliedJack,"wecan’thaveasail;butIhopeweshallhavearow,asIintendtoworkhardattheoarsthisafternoon,andifwecan’tgetthemfinishedbysunset,we’lllightourcandle-nuts,andturnthemoutofhandsbeforeweturnintobed."

           "Verygood,"saidPeterkin,tossingalumpofporktothecat,whoreceiveditwithamewofsatisfaction."I’llhelpyou,ifIcan."

           "Afterwards,"continuedJack,"wewillmakeasailoutofthecocoa-nutcloth,andrigupamast;andthenweshallbeabletosailtosomeoftheotherislands,andvisitouroldfriendsthepenguins."

           Theprospectofbeingsosooninapositiontoextendourobservationstotheotherislands,andenjoyasailoverthebeautifulsea,affordedusmuchdelight,andafterdinnerwesetaboutmakingtheoarsingoodearnest.

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