LOST ISLAND
"That's definite enough. Of course there are lots of islands around those waters with lagoons, and a lagoon most generally has a bunch of rocks round it, but it's long odds you would n't find two islands there with a lagoon and a hill like a camel on it. There's another thing. If you see a hill like a cow or a donkey, you 'll know it is n't that one."
"On the other hand," said Tempest, who had been listening with curious interest, "if you see the camel, it is worth making a mighty careful search in that neighborhood for the treasure-ship."
"You bet your sweet life it is!" said Captain Grummitt. "If I was twenty years younger and did n't have to spend my time dodging around Sydney Harbor looking for the price of the family's victuals and rent, hang me if I would n't put in a spell hunting for that old treasure-ship."
"Do you really think it might be worth while?"
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