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Chapter 29

           AtfirstIimaginedthatthepiratesmusthavekilledyou,andleftyouinthebushorthrownyouintothesea;thenitoccurredtomethatthiswouldhaveservednoendoftheirs,soIcametotheconclusionthattheymusthavecarriedyouawaywiththem.Asthisthoughtstruckme,Iobservedthepirateschoonerstandingawaytothenor’ard,almosthulldownonthehorizon,andIsatdownontherockstowatchherassheslowlysankfrommysight.AndItellyou,Ralph,myboy,thatIshedmoretearsthattimeatlosingyouthanIhavedone,Iverilybelieve,allmylifebefore"

           "Pardonme,Jack,forinterrupting,"saidPeterkin;"surelyyoumustbemistakeninthat.You’veoftentoldmethatwhenyouwereababyyouusedtohowlandroarfrommorningto"

           "Holdyourtongue,Peterkin!"criedJack."Well,aftertheschoonerhaddisappeared,Idivedbackintothecave,muchtoPeterkin’srelief,andtoldhimwhatIhadseen.Wesatdownandhadalongtalkoverthismatter,andthenweagreedtomakearegular,systematicsearchthroughthewoods,soastomakesureatleastthatyouhadnotbeenkilled.Butnowwethoughtofthedifficultyofgettingoutofthecavewithoutyourhelp.Peterkinbecamedreadfullynervouswhenhethoughtofthis;andImustconfessIfeltsomealarm,for,ofcourse,Icouldnothopealonetotakehimoutsoquicklyaswetwotogetherhadbroughthimin.Andhehimselfvowedthatifwehadbeenamomentlongerwithhimthattime,hewouldhavehadtotakeabreathofsaltwater.

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