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Chapter 33

           Aquarterofanhoursufficedtobringustotheoverhangingcliffunderwhoseblackshadowourlittlecanoelay,withherbowinthewater,readytobelaunched,andmostofhercargoalreadystowedaway.Asthekeelofourlittleboatgratedonthesand,ahandwaslaiduponthebow,andadimformwasseen.

           "Ha!"saidPeterkininawhisperashesteppeduponthebeach;"isthatyou,Avatea?"

           "Yis,itamme,"wasthereply.

           "AllrightNow,then,gentlyHelpmetoshoveoffthecanoe,"whisperedJacktotheteacher."And,Peterkin,doyoushovetheseblanketsaboard;wemaywantthembeforelong.Avatea,stepintothemiddle:that’sright."

           "Isallready?"whisperedtheteacher.

           "Notquite,"repliedPeterkin."Here,Ralph,layholdo’thispairofoars,andstowthemawayifyoucan.Idon’tlikepaddles.Afterwe’resafeaway,I’lltrytoriguprowlocksforthem."

           "Now,then,inwithyouandshoveoff!"

           Onemoreearnestsqueezeofthekindteacher’shand,andwithhiswhisperedblessingyetsoundinginourears,weshotlikeanarrowfromtheshore,spedoverthestillwatersofthelagoon,andpaddledasswiftlyasstrongarmsandwillingheartscouldurgeusoverthelongswelloftheopensea.

           Allthatnightandthewholeofthefollowingdaywepliedourpaddlesinalmosttotalsilenceandwithoutahalt,savetwicetorecruitourfailingenergieswithamouthfuloffoodandadraughtofwater.

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