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The Treasure-hunt — The Voice Among the Trees

           Andtherestwerealltooterrifiedtoreply.Theywouldhaverunawayseverallyhadtheydared;butfearkeptthemtogether,andkeptthemclosebyJohn,asifhisdaringhelpedthem.He,onhispart,hadprettywellfoughthisweaknessdown.

           "Sperrit?Well,maybe,"hesaid."Butthere’sonethingnotcleartome.Therewasanecho.Now,nomaneverseenasperritwithashadow;wellthen,what’shedoingwithanechotohim,Ishouldliketoknow?Thatain’tinnatur’,surely?"

           Thisargumentseemedweakenoughtome.Butyoucannevertellwhatwillaffectthesuperstitious,andtomywonder,GeorgeMerrywasgreatlyrelieved.

           "Well,that’sso,"hesaid."You’veaheaduponyourshoulders,John,andnomistake.’Boutship,mates!Thisherecrewisonawrongtack,Idobelieve.Andcometothinkonit,itwaslikeFlint’svoice,Igrantyou,butnotjustsoclear-awaylikeit,afterall.Itwaslikersomebodyelse’svoicenowitwasliker"

           "Bythepowers,BenGunn!"roaredSilver.

           "Aye,andsoitwere,"criedMorgan,springingonhisknees."BenGunnitwere!"

           "Itdon’tmakemuchodds,doit,now?"askedDick."BenGunn’snothereinthebodyanymore’nFlint."

           Buttheolderhandsgreetedthisremarkwithscorn.

           "Why,nobodymindsBenGunn,"criedMerry;"deadoralive,nobodymindshim."

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