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Chapter 4

           Mydearboys,we’resetupforlife!ItmustbetheancientParadisehurrah!"andPeterkintossedhisstrawhatintheairandranalongthebeach,hallooinglikeamadmanwithdelight.

           Weafterwardsfound,however,thattheselovelyislandswereveryunlikeParadiseinmanythings.Butmoreofthisinitsproperplace.

           Wehadnowcometothepointofrocksonwhichtheshiphadstruck,butdidnotfindasinglearticle,althoughwesearchedcarefullyamongthecoralrocks,whichatthisplacejuttedoutsofarasnearlytojointhereefthatencircledtheisland.Justaswewereabouttoreturn,however,wesawsomethingblackfloatinginalittlecovethathadescapedourobservation.Runningforward,wedrewitfromthewater,andfoundittobealong,thick,leatherboot,suchasfishermenathomewear;andafewpacesfartheron,wepickedupitsfellow.Weatoncerecognisedtheseashavingbelongedtoourcaptain,forhehadwornthemduringthewholeofthestorminordertoguardhislegsfromthewavesandspraythatconstantlywashedoverourdecks.Myfirstthoughtonseeingthemwasthatourdearcaptainhadbeendrowned;butJacksoonputmymindmoreatrestonthatpointbysayingthatifthecaptainhadbeendrownedwiththebootson,hewouldcertainlyhavebeenwashedashorealongwiththem,andthathehadnodoubtwhateverhehadkickedthemoffwhileintheseathathemightswimmoreeasily.

           Peterkinimmediatelyputthemon;buttheyweresolargethat,asJacksaid,theywouldhavedoneforboots,trousers,andvesttoo.Ialsotriedthem;butalthoughIwaslongenoughinthelegsforthem,theyweremuchtoolargeinthefeetforme.

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