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           "Thereyouare!whatdidItellyou?" 

           Meanwhilethethirdman,whohasbeenbalingouttheboat,andwhohasspilledthewaterdownhissleeve,andhasbeencursingawaytohimselfsteadilyforthelasttenminutes,wantstoknowwhatthethunderingblazesyou’replayingat,andwhytheblarmedtentisn’tupyet. 

           Atlast,somehoworother,itdoesgetup,andyoulandthethings. Itishopelessattemptingtomakeawoodfire,soyoulightthemethylatedspiritstove,andcrowdroundthat. 

           Rainwateristhechiefarticleofdietatsupper. Thebreadistwo-thirdsrainwater,thebeefsteak-pieisexceedinglyrichinit,andthejam,andthebutter,andthesalt,andthecoffeehaveallcombinedwithittomakesoup. 

           Aftersupper,youfindyourtobaccoisdamp,andyoucannotsmoke. Luckilyyouhaveabottleofthestuffthatcheersandinebriates,iftakeninproperquantity,andthisrestorestoyousufficientinterestinlifetoinduceyoutogotobed. 

           Thereyoudreamthatanelephanthassuddenlysatdownonyourchest,andthatthevolcanohasexplodedandthrownyoudowntothebottomofthesea—theelephantstillsleepingpeacefullyonyourbosom. Youwakeupandgrasptheideathatsomethingterriblereallyhashappened. Yourfirstimpressionisthattheendoftheworldhascome;andthenyouthinkthatthiscannotbe,andthatitisthievesandmurderers,orelsefire,andthisopinionyouexpressintheusualmethod. Nohelpcomes,however,andallyouknowisthatthousandsofpeoplearekickingyou,andyouarebeingsmothered.