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And the Bo'sun's Mate and Joan must come too, because they can't be left alone. Hubbard, you take the right shore, and you, Sangree, the left, and I'll go in the middle with the women. In this way we can stretch clean across the ridge, and nothing bigger than a rabbit can possibly escape us." AND THE BO'SUN'S MATE AND JOAN MUST COME TOO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE LEFT ALONE HUBBARD YOU TAKE THE RIGHT SHORE AND YOU SANGREE THE LEFT AND I'LL GO IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE WOMEN IN THIS WAY WE CAN STRETCH CLEAN ACROSS THE RIDGE AND NOTHING BIGGER THAN A RABBIT CAN POSSIBLY ESCAPE US
s came up to the grateful warmth; "the first thing is to make as big a fire as we can." Joan was calmer now, and her mother had put on some warmer, and less miraculous, garments. And while they stood talking in low voices Maloney and I slipped off to examine the tent. There was little enough to see, but that little was unmistakable. Some animal had scratched up the ground at the head of the tent, and with a great blow of a powerful paw—a paw clearly provided with good claws—had struck the silk and torn it open. There was a hole large enough to pass a fist and arm through. "It can't be far away," Maloney said excitedly. "We'll organise a hunt at once; this very minute." We hurried back to the fire, Maloney talking boisterously about his proposed hunt. "There's nothing like prompt action to dispel alarm," he whispered in my ear; and then turned to the rest of us. "We'll hunt the island from end to end at once," he said, with excitement; "that's what we'll do. The beast can't be far away. THAT OUT LATER I SAID AS THE OTHERS CAME UP TO THE GRATEFUL WARMTH THE FIRST THING IS TO MAKE UP AS BIG A FIRE AS WE CAN JOAN WAS CALMER NOW AND HER MOTHER HAD PUT ON SOME WARMER AND LESS MIRACULOUS GARMENTS AND WHILE THEY STOOD TALKING IN LOW VOICES MALONEY AND I SLIPPED OFF TO EXAMINE THE TENT THERE WAS LITTLE ENOUGH TO SEE BUT THAT LITTLE WAS UNMISTAKABLE SOME ANIMAL HAD SCRATCHED UP THE GROUND AT THE HEAD OF THE TENT AND WITH A GREAT BLOW OF A POWERFUL PAW A PAW CLEARLY PROVIDED WITH GOOD CLAWS HAD STRUCK THE SILK AND TORN IT OPEN THERE WAS A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH TO PASS A FIST AND ARM THROUGH IT CAN'T BE FAR AWAY MALONEY SAID EXCITEDLY WE'LL ORGANIZE A HUNT AT ONCE THIS VERY MINUTE WE HURRIED BACK TO THE FIRE MALONEY TALKING BOISTEROUSLY ABOUT HIS PROPOSED HUNT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE PROMPT ACTION TO DISPEL ALARM HE WHISPERED IN MY EAR AND THEN TURNED TO THE REST OF US WE'LL HUNT THE ISLAND FROM END TO END AT ONCE HE SAID WITH EXCITEMENT THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO THE BEAST CAN'T BE FAR AWAY
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