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Chapter 5

           "Breakfastenoughhere,"saidhe,holdinguptheoystersaswelandedandranupthebeach."Hallo,Peterkin!Hereyouare,boy!splitopenthesefellowswhileRalphandIputonourclothes.They’llagreewiththecocoa-nutsexcellently,Ihavenodoubt."

           Peterkin,whowasalreadydressed,tooktheoystersandopenedthemwiththeedgeofouraxe,exclaiming,"Now,that’scapital!There’snothingI’msofondof."

           "Ah!that’slucky,"remarkedJack."I’llbeabletokeepyouingoodordernow,MasterPeterkin.Youknowyoucan’tdiveanybetterthanacat.So,sir,wheneveryoubehaveillyoushallhavenooystersforbreakfast."

           "I’mverygladthatourprospectofbreakfastissogood,"saidI,"forI’mveryhungry."

           "Here,then,stopyourmouthwiththat,Ralph,"saidPeterkin,holdingalargeoystertomylips.Iopenedmymouthandswalloweditinsilence,andreallyitwasremarkablygood.

           Wenowsetourselvesearnestlyaboutourpreparationsforspendingtheday.Wehadnodifficultywiththefirethismorningasourburning-glasswasanadmirableone;andwhileweroastedafewoystersandateourcocoa-nuts,weheldalong,animatedconversationaboutourplansforthefuture.Whatthoseplanswere,andhowwecarriedthemintoeffect,thereadershallseehereafter.

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