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Chapter 8

           Sometimes,whenJackhappenedtobeinahumorousframe,hewouldseathimselfatthebottomoftheseaononeofthebrain-corals,asifhewereseatedonalargepaddock-stool,andthenmakefacesatmeinorder,ifpossible,tomakemelaughunderwater.Atfirst,whenhetookmeunawares,henearlysucceeded,andIhadtoshoottothesurfaceinordertolaugh;butafterwardsIbecameawareofhisintentions,andbeingnaturallyofagravedisposition,Ihadnodifficultyinrestrainingmyself.IusedoftentowonderhowpoorPeterkinwouldhavelikedtobewithus;andhesometimesexpressedmuchregretatbeingunabletojoinus.Iusedtodomybesttogratifyhim,poorfellow,byrelatingallthewondersthatwesaw;butthis,insteadofsatisfying,seemedonlytowhethiscuriositythemore,soonedayweprevailedonhimtotrytogodownwithus.Butalthoughabraveboyineveryotherway,Peterkinwasverynervousinthewater;anditwaswithdifficultywegothimtoconsenttobetakendown,forhecouldneverhavemanagedtopushhimselfdowntothebottomwithoutassistance.Butnosoonerhadwepulledhimdownayardorsointothedeep,clearwaterthanhebegantostruggleandkickviolently;sowewereforcedtolethimgo,whenheroseoutofthewaterlikeacork,gavealoudgaspandafrightfulroar,andstruckoutforthelandwiththeutmostpossiblehaste.

           Nowallthispleasureweweretoforego,andwhenwethoughtthereon,JackandIfeltverymuchdepressedinourspirits.

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