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Chapter 5

           "Doyouknow,Ralph,I’mhalf-temptedtothinkthatwereallyaredreaming!Butifso,Iamresolvedtomakethemostofitanddreamanotherdive;soheregoesdownagain,myboy!"

           Wetooktheseconddivetogether,andkeptbesideeachotherwhileunderwater;andIwasgreatlysurprisedtofindthatwecouldkeepdownmuchlongerthanIeverrecollecthavingdoneinourownseasathome.Ibelievethatthiswasowingtotheheatofthewater,whichwassowarmthatweafterwardsfoundwecouldremaininitfortwoandthreehoursatatimewithoutfeelinganyunpleasanteffectssuchasweusedtoexperienceintheseaathome.WhenJackreachedthebottom,hegraspedthecoralstemsandcreptalongonhishandsandknees,peepingundertheseaweedandamongtherocks.Iobservedhim,also,pickuponeortwolargeoystersandretaintheminhisgrasp,asifhemeanttotakethemupwithhim;soIalsogatheredafew.Suddenlyhemadeagraspatafishwithblueandyellowstripesonitsback,andactuallytoucheditstail,butdidnotcatchit.Atthisheturnedtowardsmeandattemptedtosmile;butnosoonerhadhedonesothanhespranglikeanarrowtothesurface,where,onfollowinghim,Ifoundhimgaspingandcoughingandspittingwaterfromhismouth.Inafewminutesherecovered,andwebothturnedtoswimashore.

           "Ideclare,Ralph,"saidhe,"thatIactuallytriedtolaughunderwater!"

           "SoIsaw,"Ireplied;"andIobservedthatyouverynearlycaughtthatfishbythetail.Itwouldhavedonecapitallyforbreakfast,ifyouhad."

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