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Chapter 4

           "Agreed!"criedPeterkinandItogether,as,indeed,wewouldhaveagreedtoanyproposalthatJackmade;for,besideshisbeingolderandmuchstrongerandtallerthaneitherofus,hewasaverycleverfellow,and,Ithink,wouldhaveinducedpeoplemucholderthanhimselftochoosehimfortheirleader,especiallyiftheyrequiredtobeledonaboldenterprise.

           Nowaswehastenedalongthewhitebeach,whichshonesobrightlyintheraysofthesettingsunthatoureyeswerequitedazzledbyitsglare,itsuddenlycameintoPeterkin’sheadthatwehadnothingtoeatexceptthewildberrieswhichgrewinprofusionatourfeet.

           "Whatshallwedo,Jack?"saidhewitharuefullook."Perhapstheymaybepoisonous!"

           "Nofear,"repliedJackconfidently."Ihaveobservedthatafewofthemarenotunlikesomeoftheberriesthatgrowwildonourownnativehills.Besides,Isawoneortwostrangebirdseatingthemjustafewminutesago,andwhatwon’tkillthebirdswon’tkillus.Butlookupthere,Peterkin,"continuedJack,pointingtothebranchedheadofacocoa-nutpalm."Therearenutsforusinallstages."

           "Sothereare!"criedPeterkin,who,beingofaveryunobservantnature,hadbeentoomuchtakenupwithotherthingstonoticeanythingsohighabovehisheadasthefruitofapalm-tree.Butwhateverfaultsmyyoungcomradehad,hecouldnotbeblamedforwantofactivityoranimalspirits.Indeed,thenutshadscarcelybeenpointedouttohimwhenheboundedupthetallstemofthetreelikeasquirrel,andinafewminutesreturnedwiththreenuts,eachaslargeasaman’sfist.

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