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Yaspard was not so confident, nor yet was Fred, but they did not discuss the point further; only Fred remarked, "I'd carry you both straight away to Lunda, and get Dr. Holtum to take you home and smooth matters as he only can; but ill news travels fast, and it is quite possible that the catastrophe has been reported at Moolapund; and reported with twenty exaggerations tacked on to it.
Bill Mitchell had scarcely spoken a word since the time they were discovered, but now he said very solemnly, "He's full of brains, that man! but I'd rather be more empty-headed, and less like a katyogle that's been sitting on a stone all day with a dozen of undigested sandyloos and sna-fowl in his crop." When they reached Moolapund they found all the household up and assembled for breakfast.
Thus the lawn at Moolapund was cleared of the large human party which had assembled there the first for many years; and their places were taken by the motley crowd of birds and beasts who daily assembled for the matutinal meal the scientist never failed to give them from his own hands. Great was the astonishment created amongst them by his non-appearance on this occasion.
Yaspard thought Thor would, if they made it sufficiently plain to his corvidaeous intellect that he must not remain with the boats. "He has often followed me, poor old chap!" said Yaspard. "I dare say he was coming on my tracks when the shooies fell foul of him; he will return to Moolapund if I drive him off. He won't halt by the way now, for it is near his roosting time, and he is tired to boot."
"He was ahint the skerry when we were in the geo, and heard a'." "I might have guessed as much if I had not been an ass," Yaspard exclaimed. "I might have known that Pirate would only obey one of us from Moolapund." "Was the Laird awfu' angry?" Gibbie asked. "Yes, he was; but when I tell'd him as weel as I could hoo it a' cam aboot, and hoo lonesome Mr.
It's enough to frighten the French," and he turned into the parlour, where his aunt was comforting her nerves after her favourite manner, as I said. "You've been having a high old time, auntie," he cried, laughing. "I never saw such a rare turn-out in Moolapund before." "You may say so," sobbed Aunt Osla. "It is a 'turn-out' and a 'high old' business.
Let's go to our boat, and bring her round to Moolapund." "And say we've come for Fred, as flat as you like," added Tom; "it will be quite like our impudence." "And will be true enough," said Yaspard. "Only there is more in it than that." "We shan't mind telling your uncle all about it," Tom replied, "if you don't think it will make a row."
With these thoughts came a recollection of the comforts of Moolapund and the more fit companionship of Mr. Adiesen. That settled the point in Thor's mind. "Bad boy! Shoo!" he burst forth wrathfully, and then screeching out, "Uncle, Pirate, uncle, uncle, uncle!" he spread his great wings and took a bee-line for Moolapund.
But of all these things our lads were ignorant; therefore, shortly after Fred's boat entered Boden voe the Laulie set out from the Ootskerries for her rendezvous; and what next happened to her crew you shall learn when we have safely housed the young Adiesens at Moolapund.
In blissful ignorance of the fact that his uncle had been so near, and had heard every word of their conference, Yaspard landed the Harrisons at their own noost; and promising to return for them at dusk, he took himself to Moolapund. There Signy was looking out eagerly for him, and great was her joy at his safe return.
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