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Chapter 4

           OncomingupwefoundthatPeterkinwasvainlyendeavouringtopulltheaxeoutoftheoarintowhich,itwillberemembered,Jackstruckitwhileendeavouringtocutawaythecordageamongwhichithadbecomeentangledatthebowoftheship.Fortunatelyforus,theaxehadremainedfastintheoar,andevennowallPeterkin’sstrengthcouldnotdrawitoutofthecut.

           "Ah,thatiscapitalindeed!"criedJack,atthesametimegivingtheaxeawrenchthatpluckeditoutofthetoughwood."Howfortunatethisis!Itwillbeofmorevaluetousthanahundredknives,andtheedgeisquitenewandsharp."

           "I’llanswerforthetoughnessofthehandle,atanyrate!"criedPeterkin;"myarmsarenearlypulledoutofthesockets.Butseehere,ourluckisgreat.Thereisironontheblade."Hepointedtoapieceofhoop-ironashespoke,whichhadbeennailedroundthebladeoftheoartopreventitfromsplitting.

           Thisalsowasafortunatediscovery.Jackwentdownonhisknees,andwiththeedgeoftheaxebegancarefullytoforceoutthenails.Butastheywerefirmlyfixedin,andtheoperationbluntedouraxe,wecarriedtheoarupwithustotheplacewherewehadlefttherestofourthings,intendingtoburnthewoodawayfromtheironatamoreconvenienttime.

           "Now,lads,"saidJackafterwehadlaiditonthestonewhichcontainedourlittleall,"Iproposethatweshouldgotothetailoftheisland,wheretheshipstruck,whichisonlyaquarterofamileoff;andseeifanythingelsehasbeenthrownashore.Idon’texpectanything,butitiswelltosee.Whenwegetbackhereitwillbetimetohaveoursupperandprepareourbeds."

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