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s if their first day on the longed-for land was going to be quite as hard work as a day at sea．Then a delightful idea occurred to him．Nobody was looking—they were all chattering about their ship as if they actually liked the beastly thing．Why shouldn’t he simply slip away ？He would take a stroll inland，find a cool，airy place up in the mountains，have a good long sleep，and not rejoin the others till the day’s work was over．He felt it would do him good. But he would take great care to keep the bay and the ship in sight so as to be sure of his way back．He wouldn’t like to be left behind in this country．
He at once put his plan into action．He rose quietly from his place and walked away among the trees，taking care to go slowly and in an aimless manner so that anyone who saw him would think he was merely stretching his legs．He was surprised to find how quickly the noise of conversation died away behind hiin and how very silent and warm and dark green the wood became．Soon he felt he cou
