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Chapter 21

           Butweweretoowettowastemuchtimeinlookingaboutus.Ourfirstcarewastotakeoffourclothesandwringthemasdryaswecould.Thisdone,weproceededtoexamineintothestateofourlarder,for,asJacktrulyremarked,therewasnoknowinghowlongthepiratesmightremainontheisland.

           "Perhaps,"saidPeterkin,"theymaytakeitintotheirheadstostopherealtogether,andsoweshallbeburiedaliveinthisplace."

           "Don’tyouthink,Peterkin,thatit’sthenearestthingtobeingdrownedalivethatyoueverfelt?"saidJackwithasmile."ButIhavenofearofthat.Thesevillainsneverstaylongonshore.Theseaistheirhome,soyoumaydependuponitthattheywon’tstaymorethanadayortwoatthefurthest."

           Wenowbegantomakearrangementsforspendingthenightinthecavern.AtvariousperiodsJackandIhadconveyedcocoa-nutsandotherfruits,besidesrollsofcocoa-nutcloth,tothissubmarinecave,partlyforamusement,andpartlyfromafeelingthatwemightpossiblybedrivenonedaytotakeshelterherefromthesavages.Littledidweimaginethatthefirstsavageswhowoulddriveusintoitwouldbewhitesavagesperhapsourowncountrymen!Wefoundthecocoa-nutsingoodcondition,andthecookedyams;butthebread-fruitswerespoiled.Wealsofoundtheclothwherewehadleftit,andonopeningitout,thereprovedtobesufficienttomakeabedwhichwasimportant,astherockwasdamp.Havingcollecteditalltogether,wespreadoutourbed,placedourtorchinthemidstofus,andateoursupper.

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