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Chapter 20. The Torres Strait

           "Andsomuchthebetterforus,"repliedNedLand."Therewillbemoreforus."

           "Onewordonly,MasterLand,"Isaidtotheharpooner,whowasbeginningtoravageanothercoco-nuttree."Coco-nutsaregoodthings,butbeforefillingthecanoewiththemitwouldbewisetoreconnoitreandseeiftheislanddoesnotproducesomesubstancenotlessuseful.FreshvegetableswouldbewelcomeonboardtheNautilus."

           "Masterisright,"repliedConseil;"andIproposetoreservethreeplacesinourvessel,oneforfruits,theotherforvegetables,andthethirdforthevenison,ofwhichIhavenotyetseenthesmallestspecimen."

           "Conseil,wemustnotdespair,"saidtheCanadian.

           "Letuscontinue,"Ireturned,"andlieinwait.Althoughtheislandseemsuninhabited,itmightstillcontainsomeindividualsthatwouldbelesshardthanweonthenatureofgame."

           "Ho!ho!"saidNedLand,movinghisjawssignificantly.

           "Well,Ned!"saidConseil.

           "Myword!"returnedtheCanadian,"Ibegintounderstandthecharmsofanthropophagy."

           "Ned!Ned!whatareyousaying?You,aman-eater?Ishouldnotfeelsafewithyou,especiallyasIshareyourcabin.Imightperhapswakeonedaytofindmyselfhalfdevoured."

           "FriendConseil,Ilikeyoumuch,butnotenoughtoeatyouunnecessarily."

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