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The children had discovered the glittering hoard, and when in mischievous mood used to fling showers of moidores, diamonds, pearls and pieces of eight to the gulls, who pounced upon them for food, and then flew away, raging at the scurvy trick that had been played upon them. THE CHILDREN HAD DISCOVERED THE GLITTERING HORDE AND WHEN A MISCHIEVOUS MOOD USED TO FLING SHOWERS OF MOID OAR DIAMONDS PEARLS AND PIECES OF EIGHT TO THE GULLS WHO POUNCED UPON THEM FOR FOOD AND THEN FLEW AWAY RAGING AT THE SCURVY TRICK THAT HAD BEEN PLAYED UPON THEM
at she was calling him names, and at a venture he retorted hotly: 'So are you!' Then rather curiously they both snapped out the same remark: 'Shut up!' 'Shut up!' Nevertheless the bird was determined to save him if she could, and by one last mighty effort she propelled the nest against the rock. Then up she flew; deserting her eggs, so as to make her meaning clear. Then at last he understood, and clutched the nest and waved his thanks to the bird as she fluttered overhead. It was not to receive his thanks, however, that she hung there in the sky; it was not even to watch him get into the nest; it was to see what he did with her eggs. There were two large white eggs, and Peter lifted them up and reflected. The bird covered her face with her wings, so as not to see the last of her eggs; but she could not help peeping between the feathers. I forget whether I have told you that there was a stave on the rock, driven into it by some buccaneers of long ago to mark the site of buried treasure. U DO AS I TELL YOU PETER FELT THAT SHE WAS CALLING HIM NAME AND AT A VENTURE HE RETORTED HOTLY SO ARE YOU THEN RATHER CURIOUSLY THEY BOTH SNAPPED OUT THE SAME REMARK SHUT UP SHUT UP NEVERTHELESS THE BIRD WAS DETERMINED TO SAVE HIM IF SHE COULD AND BY ONE LAST MIGHTY EFFORT SHE PROPELLED THE NEST AGAINST THE ROCK THEN UP SHE FLEW DESERTING HER EGGS SO AS TO MAKE HER MEANING CLEAR THEN AT LAST HE UNDERSTOOD AND CLUTCHED THE NEST AND WAVED HIS THANKS TO THE BIRD AS SHE FLUTTERED OVERHEAD IT WAS NOT TO RECEIVE HIS THANKS HOWEVER THAT SHE HUNG THERE IN THE SKY IT WAS NOT EVEN TO WATCH HIM GET INTO THE NEST IT WAS TO SEE WHAT HE DID WITH HER EGGS THERE WERE TWO LARGE WHITE EGGS AND PETER LIFTED THEM UP AND REFLECTED THE BIRD COVERED HER FACE WITH HER WINGS SO AS NOT TO SEE THE LAST OF HER EGGS BUT SHE COULD NOT HELP PEEPING BETWEEN THE FEATHERS I FORGET WHETHER I HAVE TOLD YOU THAT THERE WAS A STAVE ON THE ROCK DRIVEN INTO IT BY SOME BUCCANEERS OF LONG AGO TO MARK THE SITE OF BURIED TREASURE
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