But of course you couldn't do it." "I don't know," said Vince; "I should like to try." "But after what old Joe Daygo said, you couldn't go there in a boat." "Couldn't you ?" "No." "Then how is it that old Joe himself can go ?" Mike dropped down on the cliff turf beside his companion and stared at him.

"He never did go!" "Yes, he did, for I was up on the Gull Cliff one day watching the birds, and I saw Joe go creeping round underneath in the boat, and sail across the bay, and then about the great point right in towards the Scraw." "You mean it, Cinder ?" "Yes." "It wasn't fancy ?" "No; I'm sure." "Then there is some reason why he doesn't want us there.

I say!" "Well ?" "Let's go and see." "You'd be afraid." "No; I wouldn't if you wouldn't." "I'll go if you will." "Then we will.

But how?
Boat ?" "No; I say let's have a rope and try if we can't climb round by the cliff.

It will be a jolly good adventure, and I keep feeling more and more as if I wanted to know what it all means." "Then we will, and I'm ready to begin whenever you are.