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Chapter 17

           Weexperiencedsomedifficultyandnolittledangerinpassingthesurfofthebreaker,andshippedagooddealofwaterintheattempt;butoncepastthebillow,wefoundourselvesfloatingplacidlyonthelong,oilyswellthatroseandfellslowlyasitrolledoverthewideocean.

           PenguinIslandlayontheothersideofourownisland,ataboutamilebeyondtheouterreef,andwecalculatedthatitmustbeatleasttwentymilesdistantbythewayweshouldhavetogo.Wemight,indeed,haveshortenedthewaybycoastingroundourislandinsideofthelagoon,andgoingoutatthepassageinthereefnearlyoppositetoPenguinIsland;butwepreferredtogobytheopenseafirst,becauseitwasmoreadventurous,andsecondly,becauseweshouldhavethepleasureofagainfeelingthemotionofthedeep,whichwealllovedverymuch,notbeingliabletosea-sickness.

           "Iwishwehadabreeze,"saidJack.

           "SodoI,"criedPeterkin,restingonhisoarandwipinghisheatedbrow;"pullingishardwork.Ohdear,ifwecouldonlycatchahundredortwoofthesegulls,tiethemtotheboatwithlongstrings,andmakethemflyaswewantthem,howcapitalitwouldbe!"

           "Orboreaholethroughashark’stailandreevearopethroughit,eh?"remarkedJack."But,Isay,itseemsthatmywishisgoingtobegranted,forherecomesabreeze.Shipyouroar,Peterkin.Upwiththemast,Ralph;I’llseetothesail.

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