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little¡¡boy¡¡again¡¡grew¡¡sad¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡on¡¡Jip's¡¡face
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was¡¡going¡¡down£»¡¡the¡¡owl£»¡¡Too¡Too£»¡¡who
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the¡¡water¡¡meet¡£¡¡¡¡See¡¡the¡¡sun¡¡shine¡¡on¡¡itlike
gold£¡¡¡¡¡Is¡¡the¡¡smell¡¡coming¡¡from¡¡there£¿¡¨
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At¡¡last£»¡¡at¡¡last£¡¡¨
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of¡¡a¡¡tortoise¡£
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the¡¡rock¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡nowhere¡¡on¡¡it¡¡could¡¡a¡¡man¡¡be
seen¡£¡¡¡¡All¡¡the¡¡animals¡¡screwed¡¡up¡¡their¡¡eyes
and¡¡looked¡¡as¡¡hard¡¡as¡¡they¡¡could£»¡¡and¡¡John
Dolittle¡¡got¡¡a¡¡telescope¡¡from¡¡downstairs¡£
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not¡¡even¡¡a¡¡gull£»¡¡nor¡¡a¡¡star¡fish£»¡¡nor¡¡a¡¡shred¡¡of
sea¡weed¡£
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their¡¡ears¡¡for¡¡any¡¡sound¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡the¡¡only¡¡noise
they¡¡heard¡¡was¡¡the¡¡gentle¡¡lapping¡¡of¡¡the¡¡little
waves¡¡against¡¡the¡¡sides¡¡of¡¡their¡¡ship¡£
Then¡¡they¡¡all¡¡started¡¡calling£»¡¡¡¨Hulloa£»¡¡there£¡
HULLOA£¡¡¨¡¡till¡¡their¡¡voices¡¡were¡¡hoarse¡£
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more£¡¡¡¡¡What¡¡shall¡¡I¡¡tell¡¡them¡¡when¡¡I¡¡get¡¡home£¡¡¨
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there£»¡¡I¡¡tell¡¡you£¡¡¡¡¡Sail¡¡the¡¡ship¡¡close¡¡to¡¡the¡¡rock
and¡¡let¡¡me¡¡jump¡¡out¡¡on¡¡it¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
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and¡¡Jip¡¡got¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡ship¡¡on¡¡to¡¡the¡¡rock¡£
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ground¡¡and¡¡began¡¡to¡¡run¡¡all¡¡over¡¡the¡¡place¡£¡¡¡¡Up
and¡¡down¡¡he¡¡went£»¡¡back¡¡and¡¡forthzig¡zagging£»
twisting£»¡¡doubling¡¡and¡¡turning¡£¡¡¡¡And
everywhere¡¡he¡¡went£»¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡ran¡¡behind¡¡him£»
close¡¡at¡¡his¡¡heelstill¡¡he¡¡was¡¡terribly¡¡out¡¡of
breath¡£
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And¡¡when¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡came¡¡running¡¡up¡¡to¡¡him£»
he¡¡found¡¡the¡¡dog¡¡staring¡¡into¡¡a¡¡big£»¡¡deep¡¡hole¡¡in
the¡¡middle¡¡of¡¡the¡¡rock¡£
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quietly¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨No¡¡wonder¡¡those¡¡silly¡¡eagles¡¡couldn't
see¡¡him£¡It¡¡takes¡¡a¡¡dog¡¡to¡¡find¡¡a¡¡man¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
So¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡got¡¡down¡¡into¡¡the¡¡hole£»¡¡which
seemed¡¡to¡¡be¡¡a¡¡kind¡¡of¡¡cave£»¡¡or¡¡tunnel£»¡¡running
a¡¡long¡¡way¡¡under¡¡the¡¡ground¡£¡¡¡¡Then¡¡he¡¡struck
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dark¡¡passage¡¡with¡¡Jip¡¡following¡¡behind¡£
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had¡¡to¡¡strike¡¡another¡¡and¡¡another¡¡and¡¡another¡£
At¡¡last¡¡the¡¡passage¡¡came¡¡to¡¡an¡¡end£»¡¡and¡¡the
Doctor¡¡found¡¡himself¡¡in¡¡a¡¡kind¡¡of¡¡tiny¡¡room
with¡¡walls¡¡of¡¡rock¡£
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head¡¡resting¡¡on¡¡his¡¡arms£»¡¡lay¡¡a¡¡man¡¡with¡¡very
red¡¡hairfast¡¡asleep£¡
Jip¡¡went¡¡up¡¡and¡¡sniffed¡¡at¡¡something¡¡lying
on¡¡the¡¡ground¡¡beside¡¡him¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡Doctor¡¡stooped
and¡¡picked¡¡it¡¡up¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡was¡¡an¡¡enormous¡¡snuff¡
box¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡it¡¡was¡¡full¡¡of¡¡Black¡¡Rappee£¡
THE¡¡TWENTIETH¡¡CHAPTER
THE¡¡FISHERMAN'S¡¡TOWN
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But¡¡just¡¡at¡¡that¡¡moment¡¡the¡¡match¡¡went¡¡out¡¡again¡£
And¡¡the¡¡man¡¡thought¡¡it¡¡was¡¡Ben¡¡Ali¡¡coming¡¡back£»
and¡¡he¡¡began¡¡to¡¡punch¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡in¡¡the¡¡dark¡£
But¡¡when¡¡John¡¡Dolittle¡¡told¡¡him¡¡who¡¡it¡¡was£»
and¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡his¡¡little¡¡nephew¡¡safe¡¡on¡¡his
ship£»¡¡the¡¡man¡¡was¡¡tremendously¡¡glad£»¡¡and¡¡said
he¡¡was¡¡sorry¡¡he¡¡had¡¡fought¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡£¡¡¡¡He
had¡¡not¡¡hurt¡¡him¡¡much¡¡thoughbecause¡¡it¡¡was
too¡¡dark¡¡to¡¡punch¡¡properly¡£¡¡¡¡Then¡¡he¡¡gave¡¡the
Doctor¡¡a¡¡pinch¡¡of¡¡snuff¡£
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had¡¡put¡¡him¡¡on¡¡to¡¡this¡¡rock¡¡and¡¡left¡¡him¡¡there£»
when¡¡he¡¡wouldn't¡¡promise¡¡to¡¡become¡¡a¡¡pirate£»
and¡¡how¡¡he¡¡used¡¡to¡¡sleep¡¡down¡¡in¡¡this¡¡hole
because¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡house¡¡on¡¡the¡¡rock¡¡to¡¡keep
him¡¡warm¡£
And¡¡then¡¡he¡¡said£»
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drink¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡have¡¡lived¡¡on¡¡snuff¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
¡¨There¡¡you¡¡are£¡¡¨¡¡said¡¡Jip¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨What¡¡did¡¡I¡¡tell¡¡you£¿¡¨
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their¡¡way¡¡out¡¡through¡¡the¡¡passage¡¡into¡¡the¡¡daylight£»
and¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡hurried¡¡the¡¡man¡¡down¡¡to
the¡¡boat¡¡to¡¡get¡¡some¡¡soup¡£
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Doctor¡¡and¡¡Jip¡¡coming¡¡back¡¡to¡¡the¡¡ship¡¡with
a¡¡red¡headed¡¡man£»¡¡they¡¡began¡¡to¡¡cheer¡¡and¡¡yell
and¡¡dance¡¡about¡¡the¡¡boat¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡the¡¡swallows
up¡¡above¡¡started¡¡whistling¡¡at¡¡the¡¡top¡¡of¡¡their
voicesthousands¡¡and¡¡millions¡¡of¡¡themto
show¡¡that¡¡they¡¡too¡¡were¡¡glad¡¡that¡¡the¡¡boy's¡¡brave
uncle¡¡had¡¡been¡¡found¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡noise¡¡they¡¡made
was¡¡so¡¡great¡¡that¡¡sailors¡¡far¡¡out¡¡at¡¡sea¡¡thought
that¡¡a¡¡terrible¡¡storm¡¡was¡¡coming¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨Hark¡¡to
that¡¡gale¡¡howling¡¡in¡¡the¡¡East£¡¡¨¡¡they¡¡said¡£
And¡¡Jip¡¡was¡¡awfully¡¡proud¡¡of¡¡himself
though¡¡he¡¡tried¡¡hard¡¡not¡¡to¡¡look¡¡conceited¡£
When¡¡Dab¡Dab¡¡came¡¡to¡¡him¡¡and¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨Jip£»¡¡I
had¡¡no¡¡idea¡¡you¡¡were¡¡so¡¡clever£¡¡¨¡¡he¡¡just¡¡tossed
his¡¡head¡¡and¡¡answered£»
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dog¡¡to¡¡find¡¡a¡¡man£»¡¡you¡¡know¡£¡¡¡¡Birds¡¡are¡¡no¡¡good
for¡¡a¡¡game¡¡like¡¡that¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
Then¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡asked¡¡the¡¡red¡haired¡¡fisherman
where¡¡his¡¡home¡¡was¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡when¡¡he¡¡had
told¡¡him£»¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡asked¡¡the¡¡swallows¡¡to¡¡guide
the¡¡ship¡¡there¡¡first¡£
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the¡¡man¡¡had¡¡spoken¡¡of£»¡¡they¡¡saw¡¡a¡¡little¡¡fishing¡
town¡¡at¡¡the¡¡foot¡¡of¡¡a¡¡rocky¡¡mountain£»¡¡and¡¡the
man¡¡pointed¡¡out¡¡the¡¡house¡¡where¡¡he¡¡lived¡£
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the¡¡little¡¡boy's¡¡mother¡¡£¨who¡¡was¡¡also¡¡the¡¡man's
sister£©¡¡came¡¡running¡¡down¡¡to¡¡the¡¡shore¡¡to¡¡meet
them£»¡¡laughing¡¡and¡¡crying¡¡at¡¡the¡¡same¡¡time¡£
She¡¡had¡¡been¡¡sitting¡¡on¡¡a¡¡hill¡¡for¡¡twenty¡¡days£»
watching¡¡the¡¡sea¡¡and¡¡waiting¡¡for¡¡them¡¡to
return¡£
And¡¡she¡¡kissed¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡many¡¡times£»¡¡so¡¡that
he¡¡giggled¡¡and¡¡blushed¡¡like¡¡a¡¡school¡girl¡£¡¡¡¡And
she¡¡tried¡¡to¡¡kiss¡¡Jip¡¡too£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡ran¡¡away¡¡and
hid¡¡inside¡¡the¡¡ship¡£
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Gubif¡¡she¡¡MUST¡¡kiss¡¡something¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
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Doctor¡¡to¡¡go¡¡away¡¡again¡¡in¡¡a¡¡hurry¡£¡¡¡¡They
begged¡¡him¡¡to¡¡spend¡¡a¡¡few¡¡days¡¡with¡¡them¡£¡¡¡¡So
John¡¡Dolittle¡¡and¡¡his¡¡animals¡¡had¡¡to¡¡stay¡¡at
their¡¡house¡¡a¡¡whole¡¡Saturday¡¡and¡¡Sunday¡¡and
half¡¡of¡¡Monday¡£
And¡¡all¡¡the¡¡little¡¡boys¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fishing¡village
went¡¡down¡¡to¡¡the¡¡beach¡¡and¡¡pointed¡¡at¡¡the¡¡great
ship¡¡anchored¡¡there£»¡¡and¡¡said¡¡to¡¡one¡¡another¡¡in
whispers£»
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the¡¡most¡¡terrible¡¡pirate¡¡that¡¡ever¡¡sailed¡¡the
Seven¡¡Seas£¡¡¡¡¡That¡¡old¡¡gentleman¡¡with¡¡the¡¡high
hat£»¡¡who's¡¡staying¡¡up¡¡at¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Trevelyan's£»¡¡HE
took¡¡the¡¡ship¡¡away¡¡from¡¡The¡¡Barbary¡¡Dragon
and¡¡made¡¡him¡¡into¡¡a¡¡farmer¡£¡¡¡¡Who'd¡¡have
thought¡¡it¡¡of¡¡himhim¡¡so¡¡gentlelike¡¡and¡¡all£¡
¡£¡£¡£¡¡¡¡Look¡¡at¡¡the¡¡great¡¡red¡¡sails£¡¡¡¡¡Ain't¡¡she¡¡the
wicked¡looking¡¡shipand¡¡fast£¿My£¡¡¨
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stayed¡¡at¡¡the¡¡little¡¡fishing¡town¡¡the¡¡people¡¡kept
asking¡¡him¡¡out¡¡to¡¡teas¡¡and¡¡luncheons¡¡and¡¡dinners
and¡¡parties£»¡¡all¡¡the¡¡ladies¡¡sent¡¡him¡¡boxes
of¡¡flowers¡¡and¡¡candies£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡village¡band
played¡¡tunes¡¡under¡¡his¡¡window¡¡every¡¡night¡£
At¡¡last¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡said£»
¡¨Good¡¡people£»¡¡I¡¡must¡¡go¡¡home¡¡now¡£¡¡¡¡You
have¡¡really¡¡been¡¡most¡¡kind¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡shall¡¡always
remember¡¡it¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡I¡¡must¡¡go¡¡homefor¡¡I¡¡have
things¡¡to¡¡do¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
Then£»¡¡just¡¡as¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡was¡¡about¡¡to¡¡leave£»
the¡¡Mayor¡¡of¡¡the¡¡town¡¡came¡¡down¡¡the¡¡street
and¡¡a¡¡lot¡¡of¡¡other¡¡people¡¡in¡¡grand¡¡clothes¡¡with
him¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡the¡¡Mayor¡¡stopped¡¡before¡¡the¡¡house
where¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡was¡¡living£»¡¡and¡¡everybody¡¡in
the¡¡village¡¡gathered¡¡round¡¡to¡¡see¡¡what¡¡was¡¡going
to¡¡happen¡£
After¡¡six¡¡page¡boys¡¡had¡¡blown¡¡on¡¡shining
trumpets¡¡to¡¡make¡¡the¡¡people¡¡stop¡¡talking£»¡¡the
Doctor¡¡came¡¡out¡¡on¡¡to¡¡the¡¡steps¡¡and¡¡the¡¡Mayor
spoke¡£
¡¨Doctor¡¡John¡¡Dolittle£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡he£º¡¡¡¨It¡¡is¡¡a
great¡¡pleasure¡¡for¡¡me¡¡to¡¡present¡¡to¡¡the¡¡man¡¡who
rid¡¡the¡¡seas¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Dragon¡¡of¡¡Barbary¡¡this¡¡little
token¡¡from¡¡the¡¡grateful¡¡people¡¡of¡¡our¡¡worthy
Town¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡
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tissue¡paper¡¡packet£»¡¡and¡¡opening¡¡it£»¡¡he¡¡handed
to¡¡the¡¡Doctor¡¡a¡¡perfectly¡¡beautiful¡¡watch¡¡with
real¡¡diamonds¡¡in¡¡the¡¡back¡£
Then¡¡the¡¡Mayor¡¡pulled¡¡out¡¡of¡¡his¡¡pocket¡¡a
still¡¡larger¡¡parcel¡¡and¡¡said£»
¡¨Where¡¡is¡¡the¡¡dog£¿¡¨
Then¡¡everybody¡¡started¡¡to¡¡hunt¡¡for¡¡Jip¡£¡¡¡¡And
at¡¡last¡¡Dab¡Dab¡¡found¡¡him¡¡on¡¡the¡¡other¡¡side
of¡¡the¡¡village¡¡in¡¡a¡¡stable¡yard£»¡¡where¡¡all¡¡the
dogs¡¡of¡¡the¡¡country¡side¡¡were¡¡standing¡¡round
him¡¡speechless¡¡with¡¡admiration¡¡and¡¡respect¡£
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