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Updated: July 10, 2025
Suppose I and Tubbs and Braintree start to walk round this way, and you, Gayford, take the rest round the other way. If any of us find anything, we'll stop till the other party come up. I've got my whistle, so we'll be sure to hear one another." It could do no harm, and it might do good, so the party tacitly fell in with the suggestion, and divided itself accordingly.
Reserving the odd shilling for the possible contingency of having to "square" a coastguard for the use of the boat, they had two pounds to devote to the purchase of stores, weapons, and other necessaries; and, as Gayford pointed out, of course anything they got that wasn't eatable would come in for New Swishford.
"Oh, it's better weather," said Gayford; "besides, Wallas is in for his Oxford local." "Oh, that doesn't matter tremendously," said Wallas, who was beginning to think the world might after all go on if he did not pass. "We can give him an exam, on the ship going out," said Bowler, "a Swishford local exam., you know, and offer a slice of the island if he passes."
Only Braintree broke the monotony by shivering audibly, and the footsteps of Crashford, as he paced up and down outside to keep warm, added a dreary variety to the silence. The afternoon drew on, and at last Bowler said "Better let the beggar in." "Hadn't we better all turn out and see what's to be done?" said Gayford. "We shall only come to grief here.
"No; and think of the lark of landing and collaring the island, too. I say, who does the Long Stork belong to?" "Don't know the Long Storks, I guess. They're the only inhabitants I ever heard of." "Well, I'm sorry for them. But, I say, Gayford, it's just as well we have got some grub on board, for there's not much sign of forests and game, and all that sort of thing here." Not much indeed!
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