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Now, come along, what's the first discovery we are to make?" Mother. "That's more than I can settle, because I am quite in the dark at present about what we require. But, if you must have a decided answer, pray discover some shoes and boots." Schillie. "Now you must talk common sense if you mean me to help you.
Schillie, Madame, and I had many private conversations regarding these pirates and their settling on the island; for we were not so hopeful as to think if they settled here permanently we could always escape notice. Some inadvertence on our part, some chance on theirs, an earthquake, any of these things might discover us.
"Thank you very much, Madame, for your very kind interest. Be assured I will do nothing rashly. What do you say, captain?" Capt. "Why I must say, Madam, every day I live with you ladies adds to my wonderment. You are no ladies, but brave fine warriors, and nothing will daunt you. There is not a man in the world has such a soul as she has," pointing to Schillie.
A breathless silence ensued, but all nature seemed as if nothing had occurred. "The house," said Schillie. "The boys!" I exclaimed. We flew down headlong towards the rocks from which they usually fished. Not a trace of them or the rocks, the sea was boiling beyond what we had never seen covered before. I sat stupidly down on the sands, as if waiting for the waves to cast my sons up at my feet.
If we had three Gattys here we should find the island too hot to hold us. Be content at having two of the best girls in the world to deal with." Schillie. "I must say Serena is a tip-top girl, she makes Miss Gatty look about her; but I must be off."
As long as we are alive that secret cannot be kept, and, having made a settlement here, I think there is every probability that they will commit any crime sooner than suffer such a convenient and suitable stronghold for them to be discovered. I trust them not, let us trust in God." Mother. "And you, Schillie, tell me what do you advise?"
I, with what Schillie called my usual fidgetiness, was imagining horror upon horrors, when, suddenly looking at the sea, we beheld it rise and fall as if one tremendous wave passed over it. Almost immediately the whole island seemed to tremble under our feet, a rumbling and at the same time crashing sound quite surrounded us. "An earthquake," cried some, while all sprang to their feet.
They must be all of the same family, only these are young ones. Something of the willow sort, I imagine." Mother. "Well! we can twist them in and out between the stems." Schillie. "Or perhaps they are a species of gigantic rush, but that we shall know by the flower." Mother. "Twist them in and out like basket work." Schillie.
"June," said Schillie to me, "they are not alarmed about us, you see. They must have known of this island, and the great snake, and been afraid of it; now they see its skin you'll see they'll be all over the island.
"Now do you know I have already had a great idea that this is the palm tree, out of which they make sago. Here you see are the young ones, small prickly shrubs, and here they are growing up into trees, and this one that I first pointed out is covered with a whitish dust, which I have read is an indication that the sago is ready to be taken." Schillie.
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