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           Scarcelyhadshespokenwhenthewhiteballswithcrimsonspotsfadedawayandalotofbeautifulripepeachestooktheirplace.WithacryofmingledsurpriseanddelightTrotreachedoutandpluckedapeachfromthebushandbegantoeatit,findingitdelicious.Cap’nBillwassomewhatdazedatthegirl’swishbeinggrantedsoquickly,sobeforehecouldpickapeachtheyhadfadedawayandbananastooktheirplace."Grabone,Cap’n!"exclaimedTrot,andevenwhileeatingthepeachsheseizedabananawithherotherhandandtoreitfromthebush.

           Theoldsailorwasstillbewildered.Heputoutahandindeed,buthewastoolate,fornowthebananasdisappearedandlemonstooktheirplace.

           "Pshaw!"criedTrot."Youcan’teatthosethings;butwatchout,Cap’n,forsomethingelse."

           Cocoanutsnextappeared,butCap’nBillshookhishead.

           "Ca’n’tcrack’em,"heremarked,"’causewehaven’tanythinghandytosmash’emwith."

           "Well,takeone,anyhow,"advisedTrot;butthecocoanutsweregonenow,andadeep,purple,pear-shapedfruitwhichwasunknowntothemtooktheirplace.AgainCap’nBillhesitated,andTrotsaidtohim:

           "Yououghttohavecapturedapeachandabanana,asIdid.Ifyou’renotcareful,Cap’n,you’llmissallyourchances.Here,I’lldividemybananawithyou."

           Evenasshespoke,theMagicPlantwascoveredwithbigredapples,growingoneverybranch,andCap’nBillhesitatednolonger.Hegrabbedwithbothhandsandpickedtwoapples,whileTrothadonlytimetosecureonebeforetheyweregone.