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Chapter 29

           "I’msureIdon’tknoworcarewhatyourknightsinstory-bookswoulddo,"saidPeterkin;"butI’mcertainthatitwouldbecapitalfun,soI’myourmanwheneveryouwantme."

           ThisplanofJack’swasquiteinaccordancewithhisromantic,impulsivenature;andhavingmadeuphismindtosavethisblackgirl,hecouldnotrestuntilthethingwascommenced.

           "Buttheremaybegreatdangerinthisattempt,"hesaidattheendofalongconsultationonthesubject."Willyou,lads,gowithmeinspiteofthis?"

           "Gowithyou!"werepeatedinthesamebreath.

           "Canyoudoubtit?"saidI.

           "Foramoment?"addedPeterkin.

           Ineedscarcelysaythathavingmadeupourmindstogoonthisenterprise,welostnotimeinmakingpreparationstoquittheisland;andastheschoonerwaswellladenwithstoresofeverykindforalongcruise,wehadlittletodoexcepttoaddtoourabundantsupplyaquantityofcocoa-nuts,bread-fruit,taro,yams,plums,andpotatoes,chieflywiththeviewofcarryingthefragranceofourdearislandalongwithusaslongaswecould.

           Whenallwasready,wepaidafarewellvisittothedifferentfamiliarspotswheremostofourtimehadbeenspent.Weascendedthemountain-top,andgazedforthelasttimeattherichgreenfoliageinthevalleys,thewhitesandybeach,theplacidlagoon,andthebarriercoralreefwithitscrestedbreakers.ThenwedescendedtoSpoutingCliff,andlookeddownatthepale-greenmonsterwhichwehadmadesuchfruitlesseffortstospearindaysgoneby.

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