Part 39 (1/2)
”Yes; but's it's so dull here”
”Well, I dunno 'bout that,” said Je sea, island and shore, backed up by mountains; ”I call it just lovely”
”Oh, it's lovely enough, Jeo ashore”
”Now if you call ates at Bristol, I'm with you, Mas' Don; but after all there's no place like hoazing at a group of the savages half-a- canoe, and ran it up the beach in front of one of the native _whares_ or dwellings
”Why, Jem!” Don exclai froe bird dive doith a splash in the silvery water, and then rise again with a fish in its beak; ”see that, Mas' Don?”
”Yes, yes,” exclaimed Don impatiently; ”why not now?”
”Why not now, Mas' Don?” said Je his head; ”is that what you call a connundydrum?”
”Don't be stupid, man I say, why not now?”
”Yes, I heared you say so twice; but what does it mean?”
”We're quite alone; we have a boat and arms, with food and water Why not escape now?”
”Escape, Mas' Don? What, run away now at once--desert?”
”It is not running away, Je They have robbed us of our liberty, and we should only be taking it back”
”Ah, they'd preach quite a different sar his head
”Why, you are never going to turn tail?”
”Not I, Mas' Don, when the time comes; but it don't seem to have come yet”
”Why, the opportunity is splendid, man”
”No, Mas' Don, I don't think so If we take the boat, 'fore we've gone far they'll ketch sight of us aboard, and send another one to fetch us back, or else un”
”Then let's leave the boat”
”And go ashore, and meet our messmates and the captain”
”Go in another direction”
”Out of the frying-pan into the fire,” said Je ”Say, Mas'
Don, how do they cook their food?”