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The box was near the point of land now, and Bunny and Harry were wading out to get it. Mrs. Slater and Sue could see that the box was a square one, about three feet long, and as many high and wide. And there was a cover on it. "Catch hold now!" THE BOX WAS NEAR THE POINT OF LAND NOW AND BUNNY AND HARRY WERE WAITING OUT TO GET IT MISS LADDERAN TOO COULD SEE THAT THE BOX WAS A SQUARE ONE ABOUT THREE FEET LONG AND AS MANY HIGH AND WIDE AND THERE WAS A COVER ON IT CATCH HOLD NOW
 can push or pull a big boat all alone, if it's in the water, but I can't if it's on land. And the box isn't very big." "I wonder what's in it," said Sue, as her brother and Harry prepared to wade out. "Maybe it's a lot of dolls from China." "What makes you think it might be that?" asked Mrs. Slater, as she put the boys' shoes and stockings up on the sand. "Once some Chinese dolls came ashore at Bellemere," said Sue. "I got one, but her eyes were washed out. I always had to make believe she was asleep." "How did they happen to come ashore?" asked Mrs. Slater. "A ship that was coming from China got wrecked," explained Sue, "and the boxes with the dolls in washed up on shore. But I guess this isn't a doll box," she added. "It doesn't look so," said Harry's mother. "It seems to be a very heavy case, such as machinery comes in, but of course there can't be machinery in it, or it would sink." "And there can't be a dog in it, or he'd smother," added Sue, "'cause the cover is nailed on tight. S SHOES AND STOCKINGS THINGS IN THE WATER MOVE EASILY I CAN PUSH OR PULL A BIG BOAT ALL ALONE IF IT'S IN THE WATER BUT I CAN'T IF IT'S ON LAND AND THE BOX ISN'T VERY BIG I WONDER WHAT'S IN IT SAID SUE AS HER BROTHER AND HARRY PREPARED TO WAIT OUT MAYBE IT'S A LOT OF DOLLS FROM CHINA WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE THAT ASKED MISSUS SLATER AS SHE PUT THE BOY'S SHOES AND STOCKINGS UP ON THE SAND ONCE SOME CHINESE DOLLS CAME ASHORE AT BELLAMIR SAID SUE I GOT ONE BUT HER EYES WERE WASHED OUT I ALWAYS HAD TO MAKE BELIEVE SHE WAS ASLEEP HOW DID THEY HAPPEN TO COME ASHORE ASKED MISSUS SLATER A SHIP THAT WAS COMING FROM CHINA GOT WRECKED EXPLAINED SUE AND THE BOXES WITH THE DOLLS IN WASHED UP ON SHORE BUT I GUESS THIS ISN'T A DOLL BOX SHE ADDED IT DOESN'T LOOK SO SAID HARRY'S MOTHER IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY HEAVY CASE SUCH AS MACHINERY COMES IN BUT OF COURSE THERE CAN'T BE MACHINERY IN IT OR IT WOULD SINK AND THERE CAN'T BE A DOG IN IT OR HE'D SMOTHER ADDED SUE CAUSE THE COVER IS NAILED ON TIGHT
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