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storative down Tom's throat. The greater part 



of the blue slime was soon washed off, and then 



Long John, taking his 



knife, scraped the skin 



as hard as he dared. A 



bottle of oil was poured 



over the poisoned parts 



and brought much relief 



to Tom, who began to 



show signs of recovery. 



An hour later, as he 

 lay on the shore under 

 the shade of the man- 

 groves, weak but com- 

 paratively comfortable, 

 he said, in reply to a 

 question from Long John: 



" I came up right 

 under it; I felt as if I 

 had fallen into the fire, 

 and then I must have 

 almost fainted away." 



"You're all right now, though," said Long 

 John ; "I wascaught in the sameway myself once." 



Portuguese man-of-war. 



