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Chapter 8

           "Eh!ha!hum!"exclaimedPeterkin;"Isawatreeansweringtothatdescriptionthisveryday."

           "Didyou?"criedJack."Isitfarfromthis?"

           "No,nothalf-a-mile."

           "Thenleadmetoit,"saidJack,seizinghisaxe.

           Inafewminuteswewereallthreepushingthroughtheunderwoodoftheforest,headedbyPeterkin.

           Wesooncametothetreeinquestion,which,afterJackhadcloselyexaminedit,weconcludedmustbethecandle-nuttree.Itsleaveswereofabeautifulsilverywhite,andformedafinecontrasttothedark-greenfoliageofthesurroundingtrees.Weimmediatelyfilledourpocketswiththenuts,afterwhichJacksaid:

           "Now,Peterkin,climbthatcocoa-nuttreeandcutmeoneofthelongbranches."

           Thiswassoondone;butitcostsometrouble,forthestemwasveryhigh,andasPeterkinusuallypullednutsfromtheyoungertrees,hewasnotmuchaccustomedtoclimbingthehighones.Theleaforbranchwasaverylargeone,andweweresurprisedatitssizeandstrength.Viewedfromalittledistance,thecocoa-nuttreeseemstobeatall,straightstem,withoutasinglebranchexceptatthetop,wherethereisatuftoffeathery-lookingleavesthatseemtowavelikesoftplumesinthewind.Butwhenwesawoneoftheseleavesorbranchesatourfeet,wefoundittobeastrongstalk,aboutfifteenfeetlong,withanumberofnarrow,pointedleafletsrangedalternatelyoneachside.

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