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tonished at the suggestion of such a necessity, 

 "why have'nt we all the fish we need ?" 



" Yes, rather too much if anything," replied the 

 Commissioner disparagingly, "but we are out of 

 ice too." 



" Oh, we can get along without that," insisted 

 the Superintendent, "I should like to have one 

 more day at those blue-fish outside." 



" Well, we can try them later, we will return so 

 soon as we have victualled up." 



"Oh, "was Mr. Green's despondent answer, as he 

 shook his head petulantly, " I know what that 

 means, we will come back after all the fish have 

 left the country. My plan is to go shooting or 

 fishing while there are birds or fish to shoot or 

 catch." 



"But to tell you the greatest difficulty," the 

 Commissioner answered as a conclusive argument, 

 "we are almost out of water." 



"Water!" replied Mr. Green, who was not to 

 be overcome by any obstacle. " Water ! why there 

 is no trouble about that, you know that what I 

 found in that hole on the shore was excellent, and 

 I can get all we want of it. Let the men bring the 

 barrels ashore at once and I will see that they are 

 filled/' 



"Good Heavens !" exclaimed the Commissioner, 

 "do you suppose that we could live on that ?" 



" Yes, and very well too, I have seen the time 

 when I would have been the happiest man in 



