The Black Joke
“Although it appeared to have come from the wrong direction, they still hoped it might have been sent to fetch them, for why else would a dory land on Colombier? Peter was feverishly anxious to hear news of his father, and so, jumping to his feet he began to yell and wave his arms, though his voice could not have been heard above the sound of the dory’s motor. Kye grabbed him and pulled him back from the edge of the cliff.
“Take it easy,” Kye said sharply. “We don’t know for sure it was sent for... we. Let’s wait and see what happens afore we sticks out our necks.”
The dory engine stopped and the boat drifted toward the rocks. At the last minute the man with the beret leapt ashore, caught the dory’s nose and fended her off. The redheaded boy joined him, bringing with him two big wicker baskets. After mooring the boat, man and boy slipped the baskets over their arms and began to climb the steep cliffs.
Kye and Peter were puzzled. “What do ye guess them baskets is for?” Peter asked.MoreLess
“Take it easy,” Kye said sharply. “We don’t know for sure it was sent for... we. Let’s wait and see what happens afore we sticks out our necks.”
The dory engine stopped and the boat drifted toward the rocks. At the last minute the man with the beret leapt ashore, caught the dory’s nose and fended her off. The redheaded boy joined him, bringing with him two big wicker baskets. After mooring the boat, man and boy slipped the baskets over their arms and began to climb the steep cliffs.
Kye and Peter were puzzled. “What do ye guess them baskets is for?” Peter asked.MoreLess
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