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"Oh, that's all right You were all in - I felt that - " Ralph stammered

in a shamefaced fashion "And I knew I could stand it"

"There's a long sleep co to you, Ralph," Pete said "You've hardly

closed your eyes this week No question but you've saved their lives"

B

Mid-el Island

The sun had littered with its luster Like war-horses, the waves ca sand; war-horses with bodies of jade and e comber, ran up the beach a little way and

sat down Billy followed

"I've coet the picture," Pete explained

"Same here," said Billy

For an instant, both aze of the artist

The flying-girls were swith hich formerly they flew And as if inevitably they must

take on the quality of the element in which they mixed, they looked like

mermaids now, just as formerly they had looked like birds They carried

heads and shoulders high out of the water Webs of sea-spu hair and on the white flesh One behind the other, they

swa-looking right