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Chapter 32

           Wenowsetaboutactivepreparationsfortheintendedvoyage:collectedtogethersuchthingsasweshouldrequire,andlaidoutonthedeckprovisionssufficienttomaintainusforseveralweeks,purposingtoloadthecanoewithasmuchasshecouldholdconsistentlywithspeedandsafety.Thesewecoveredwithatarpaulin,intendingtoconveythemtothecanoeonlyafewhoursbeforestarting.Whennightspreadhersablecurtainoverthescene,wepreparedtoland;butfirstkneelingalongwiththenativesandtheteacher,thelatterimploredablessingonourenterprise.Thenwerowedquietlytotheshoreandfollowedoursableguide,wholedusbyalongdetourinordertoavoidthevillage,totheplaceofrendezvous.Wehadnotstoodmorethanfiveminutesunderthegloomyshadeofthethickfoliagewhenadarkfigureglidednoiselesslyuptous.

           "Ah,hereyouare!"saidJackasAvateaapproached."Now,then,tellherwhatwe’vecomeabout,anddon’twastetime."

           "Iunderstan’leetl’English,"saidAvateainalowvoice.

           "Why,wheredidyoupickupEnglish?"exclaimedJackinamazement."YouweredumbasastonewhenIsawyoulast."

           "Shehaslearnedallsheknowsofitfromme,"saidtheteacher,"sinceshecametotheisland."

           WenowgaveAvateaafullexplanationofourplans,enteringintoallthedetails,andconcealingnoneofthedanger,sothatshemightbefullyawareoftherisksheran

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