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Chapter 14

           Allthispotheraboutabroochreallydidn’tdoatall,Andrewthought,asPaultoldhimtomakea"thoroughsearchbetweenthispointandthat."Thetidewascominginfast.Theseawouldcovertheplacewheretheyhadsatinaminute.Therewasnotaghostofachanceoftheirfindingitnow."Weshallbecutoff!"Mintashrieked,suddenlyterrified.Asiftherewereanydangerofthat!Itwasthesameasthebullsalloveragainshehadnocontroloverheremotions,Andrewthought.Womenhadn’t.ThewretchedPaulhadtopacifyher.Themen(AndrewandPaulatoncebecamemanly,anddifferentfromusual)tookcounselbrieflyanddecidedthattheywouldplantRayley’sstickwheretheyhadsatandcomebackatlowtideagain.Therewasnothingmorethatcouldbedonenow.Ifthebroochwasthere,itwouldstillbethereinthemorning,theyassuredher,butMintastillsobbed,allthewayuptothetopofthecliff.Itwashergrandmother’sbrooch;shewouldratherhavelostanythingbutthat,andyetNancyfelt,itmightbetruethatshemindedlosingherbrooch,butshewasn’tcryingonlyforthat.Shewascryingforsomethingelse.Wemightallsitdownandcry,shefelt.Butshedidnotknowwhatfor.

           Theydrewaheadtogether,PaulandMinta,andhecomfortedher,andsaidhowfamoushewasforfindingthings.Oncewhenhewasalittleboyhehadfoundagoldwatch.Hewouldgetupatdaybreakandhewaspositivehewouldfindit.

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