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Island and Cooktown, a fortnight later, the boys were 

 there, looking somewhat jaded. The Nautilus was as 

 trim as ever, for which the owners were sufficiently 

 thankful; but cute Black Charley, working both crews 

 day and night like galley slaves, had mopped up the 

 patch as clean as the floor of a hospital ward. 



"We've bin had proper, Bill, old fellow. Let's up 

 and away for Cooktown. Mammerroo moans for that 

 mouth-organ 1" 



And the Christian in Billy Boolah smiled as he 

 hummed "Left blooming Alone." 



