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Cormorant Crag

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
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I felt sure he would, after falling in as he did.

He saw the hole, and he is searching it." "Yes, and he'll come right on, feeling sure we're here." "What shall we do?
I know: frighten him." "Frighten him?
How ?" "Go up and stand at the bottom of one of the steep bits, and when he comes up, throw stones at him and groan." "Bah!" ejaculated Vince contemptuously; "that wouldn't frighten him.
He'd know it was us.

I say, it's all over with the place now." "Yes, for he'll tell everybody, and they'll come and find the outer cave with all the treasure in it." "Yes, that won't do, Ladle.

There's no help for it now; there'll be no secret caves.

You must tell your father to-night, and he'll take proper possession of the place.


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