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Chapter 16

           "Soitwill,"saidI,ponderingdeeplyastohowthismightbeprevented.ButIamnotofamechanicalturnnaturally,soIcouldconceivenoremedysavethatofputtingaplateofirononthekeel;butaswehadnoiron,Iknewnotwhatwastobedone."Itseemstome,Jack,"Iadded,"thatitisimpossibletopreventthekeelbeingwornoffthus."

           "Impossible?"criedPeterkin."MydearRalph,youaremistaken;thereisnothingsoeasy."

           "How?"Iinquiredinsomesurprise.

           "Why,bynotusingtheboatatall!"repliedPeterkin.

           "Holdyourimpudenttongue,Peterkin!"saidJackasheshoulderedtheoars."Comealongwithme,andI’llgiveyouworktodo.Inthefirstplace,youwillgoandcollectcoca-nutfibre,andsettoworktomakesewing-twinewithit"

           "Please,captain,"interruptedPeterkin,"I’vegotlotsofitmadealreadymorethanenough,asalittlefriendofmineusedtobeinthehabitofsayingeverydayafterdinner."

           "Verywell,"continuedJack;"thenyou’llhelpRalphtocollectcocoa-nutclothandcutitintoshape,afterwhichwe’llmakeasailofit.I’llseetogettingthemastandthegearing;solet’stowork."

           Andtoworkwewentrightbusily,sothatinthreedaysfromthattimewehadsetupamastandsail,withthenecessaryrigging,inourlittleboat.Thesailwasnot,indeed,veryhandsometolookat,asitwasformedofanumberofoblongpatchesofcloth;butwehadseweditwellbymeansofoursail-needle,sothatitwasstrong,whichwasthechiefpoint.

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