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           "No,"repliedHerbert,"itisonlyastream,andwecaneasilyswimover."

           "Whatwouldbetheuseofthat?"returnedHarding."Thiscreekevidentlyrunstothesea.Letusremainonthissideandfollowthebank,andIshallbemuchastonishedifitdoesnotleadusveryquicklytothecoast.Forward!"

           "Oneminute,"saidthereporter."Thenameofthiscreek,myfriends?Donotletusleaveourgeographyincomplete."

           "Allright!"saidPencroft.

           "Nameit,myboy,"saidtheengineer,addressingthelad.

           "Willitnotbebettertowaituntilwehaveexploredittoitsmouth?"answeredHerbert.

           "Verywell,"repliedCyrusHarding."Letusfollowitasfastaswecanwithoutstopping."

           "Stillanotherminute!"saidPencroft.

           "What’sthematter?"askedthereporter.

           "Thoughhuntingisforbidden,fishingisallowed,Isuppose,"saidthesailor.

           "Wehavenotimetolose,"repliedtheengineer.

           "Oh!fiveminutes!"repliedPencroft,"Ionlyaskforfiveminutestouseintheinterestofourbreakfast!"

           AndPencroft,lyingdownonthebank,plungedhisarmintothewater,andsoonpulledupseveraldozenoffinecrayfishfromamongthestones.

           "Thesewillbegood!"criedNeb,goingtothesailor’said.

           "AsIsaid,thereiseverythinginthisisland,excepttobacco!"mutteredPencroftwithasigh.

           Thefishingdidnottakefiveminutes,forthecrayfishwereswarminginthecreek.Abagwasfilledwiththecrustaceae,whoseshellswereofacobaltblue.Thesettlersthenpushedon.