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back of the island near the Twelve Apostles, 

 and regretfully returned them to their native 

 element. 



The Master also had not been fortunate, 

 and when we came back to the gate he found 

 himself " hoist with his own petard." The key 

 would not unlock the gate, and so while these 

 two were pottering at the lock, the Amateur 

 Angler, with his usual juvenile agility, climbed 

 over the spiked wall. This wall presents a 

 somewhat formidable difficulty to climbers less 

 agile than myself. My companions did not 

 care to face it, and being encased in water- 

 proof waders, they preferred to take to the 

 water ; but I am not sure that the water did 

 not over-top their waders, though they made 

 no confession to me. 



