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Chapter 7

           Inanothersecondwesawitswhitebreastrising;forsharksalwaysturnoverontheirsideswhenabouttoseizetheirprey,theirmouthsbeingnotatthepointoftheirheadslikethoseofotherfish,but,asitwere,undertheirchins.Inanothermomenthissnoutroseabovethewater;hiswidejaws,armedwithaterrificdoublerowofteeth,appeared;thedeadfishwasengulfed,andthesharksankoutofsight.ButJackwasmistakeninsupposingthatitwouldbesatisfied.Inaveryfewminutesitreturnedtous,anditsquickmotionsledustofearthatitwouldattackusatonce.

           "Stoppaddling!"criedJacksuddenly."Iseeitcomingupbehindus.Now,obeymyordersquickly.Ourlivesmaydependonit.RalphPeterkindoyourbesttobalancethelog.Don’tlookoutfortheshark.Don’tglancebehindyou.Donothingbutbalancethelog."

           PeterkinandIinstantlydidaswewereordered,beingonlytoogladtodoanythingthataffordedusachanceorahopeofescape,forwehadimplicitconfidenceinJack’scourageandwisdom.Forafewseconds,thatseemedlongminutestomymind,wesatthussilently;butIcouldnotresistglancingbackward,despitetheorderstothecontrary.Ondoingso,IsawJacksittingrigidlikeastatue,withhispaddleraised,hislipscompressed,andhiseyebrowsbentoverhiseyes,whichglaredsavagelyfrombeneaththemdownintothewater.

           Ialsosawtheshark,tomyhorror,quitecloseunderthelog,intheactofdartingtowardsJack’sfoot.Icouldscarcesuppressacryonbeholdingthis

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