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and again, but in vain, for from each bath he
emerged a bright red dog. The man was at
last obliged to shave him, and to this he submit-
ted far less willingly than most young men of
his age.

And now, the children took their luncheon on
the small Island almost every day. They called
it “their dining-room,” and a very good one it
made. They brought from the big Island a flat
stone for a table, and used the boat-cushions to
sit on.

One day, Bob brought with him a very inter-
esting book, called 4 Boy's Adventures on Sea
and Land, which he read aloud to the others. He
thought he had only two listeners, Sam and Ger-
aldine, but there was a third, who was the most
interested of all—it was the little Island. Nota
word did he lose, and after the children went
home, he still kept thinking and thinking about
the wonderful adventures of that boy in the book.
Later in the evening he said to his father :

“ Papa, may I not take a walk? I should so
much like to see what is on your other side.”