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Chapter 18

           "Standby,bothofyou!"criedJackinaquick,earnesttone."Bereadytodeucethesail.Iverymuchfearwewon’tmaketheislandafterall."

           PeterkinandIweresomuchinthehabitoftrustingeverythingtoJackthatwehadfallenintothewayofnotconsideringthings,especiallysuchthingsaswereunderJack’scare.Wehad,therefore,neverdoubtedforamomentthatallwasgoingwell,sothatitwaswithnolittleanxietythatweheardhimmaketheaboveremark.However,wehadnotimeforquestionorsurmise,foratthemomenthespokeaheavysquallwasbearingdownuponus,andaswewerethenflyingwithourleegunwaledippingoccasionallyunderthewaves,itwasevidentthatweshouldhavetoloweroursailaltogether.Inafewsecondsthesquallstrucktheboat;butPeterkinandIhadthesaildowninamoment,sothatitdidnotupsetus.Butwhenitwaspastweweremorethanhalf-fullofwater.ThisIsoonbailedout,whilePeterkinagainhoistedacornerofthesail.ButtheevilwhichJackhadfearedcameuponus.WefounditquiteimpossibletomakePenguinIsland.Thegalecarriedusquicklypastittowardstheopensea,andtheterribletruthflasheduponusthatweshouldbesweptoutandlefttoperishmiserablyinasmallboatinthemidstofthewideocean.

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