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tracted them, and they were back home an hour or 

 more before they were expected, leaving plenty of 

 time to prepare some of the fish for dinner. That 

 was a real meal. There was no need to go slow on 

 fish, anvway. 



"That settles the meat question for awhile, at 

 least," remarked Henry after dinner was over. "We 

 can get all the fish we want and have them fresh 

 every day. All our days will be Fridays." 



"And we can stop on the way back and get some 

 hre from the lava," said William, "and not waste 

 so much charcoal trying to keep it going. By the 

 way, Henry, lend me your watch; I've just thought 

 of something." Henry passed his watch over and 

 William filled the crystal with water and held it in 

 the sunshine above his hand. "Ouch! It's hot! 

 Now, if I only had some punk! I'll remember to 

 look for some the first chance I get." 



