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Chapter 8

           "First-rate!"criedPeterkin."Youwillmakethebows,Jack,andI’lltrymyhandatthearrows.Thefactis,I’mquitetiredofthrowingstonesatthebirds.Ibegantheverydaywelanded,Ithink,andhavepersevereduptothepresenttime,butI’veneverhitanythingyet."

           "Youforget,"saidI,"youhitmeonedayontheshin."

           "Ah,true!"repliedPeterkin;"andapreciousshindyyoukickedupinconsequence.ButyouwereatleastfouryardsawayfromtheimpudentparoquetIaimedat,soyouseewhatahorriblybadshotIam."

           "But,Jack,"saidI,"youcannotmakethreebowsandarrowsbeforetomorrow;andwoulditnotbeapitytowastetime,nowthatwehavemadeupourmindstogoonthisexpedition?Supposethatyoumakeonebowandarrowforyourself,andwecantakeourclubs?"

           "That’strue,Ralph.Thedayisprettyfaradvanced,andIdoubtifIcanmakeevenonebowbeforedark.Tobesure,Imightworkbyfirelightafterthesungoesdown."

           Wehad,uptothistime,beeninthehabitofgoingtobedwiththesun,aswehadnopressingcalltoworko’nights;and,indeed,ourworkduringthedaywasusuallyhardenoughwhatbetweenfishing,andimprovingourbower,anddivingintheWaterGarden,andramblinginthewoodssothatwhennightcamewewereusuallyverygladtoretiretoourbeds.Butnowthatwehadadesiretoworkatnight,wefeltawishforcandles.

           "Won’tagoodblazingfiregiveyoulightenough?"inquiredPeterkin.

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