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Chapter 11

           "Itellyouwhatitis:ifwearetogoonbeingpulledupinaconstantstateofhorrorandastonishment,aswehavebeenforthelastweek,thesoonerwe’reouto’thisislandthebetter,notwithstandingtheyamsandlemonade,andporkandplums!"

           Peterkin’sremarkwasfollowedbyarepetitionofthecry,louderthanbefore.

           "Itcomesfromoneoftheseislands,"saidJack.

           "Itmustbetheghostofajackass,then,"saidPeterkin,"forIneverheardanythingsolike."

           Weallturnedoureyestowardstheclusterofislands,where,onthelargest,weobservedcuriousobjectsmovingontheshore.

           "Soldierstheyarethat’sflat!"criedPeterkin,gazingatthemintheutmostamazement.

           And,intruth,Peterkin’sremarkseemedtometobecorrect;foratthedistancefromwhichwesawthem,theyappearedtobeanarmyofsoldiers.Theretheystood,rankandfile,inlinesandinsquares,marchingandcounter-marching,withbluecoatsandwhitetrousers.Whilewewerelookingatthemthedreadfulcrycameagainoverthewater,andPeterkinsuggestedthatitmustbearegimentsentouttomassacrethenativesincoldblood.AtthisremarkJacklaughedandsaid:

           "Why,Peterkin,theyarepenguins!"

           "Penguins?"repeatedPeterkin.

           "Ay,penguins,Peterkin,penguinsnothingmoreorlessthanbigsea-birds,asyoushallseeoneofthesedayswhenwepaythemavisitinourboat,whichImeantosetaboutbuildingthemomentwereturntoourbower."

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