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IO JOHNNY BLOSSOM
and there was no boat for them to go after it in;
so Johnny Blossom had to jump into the water
again, catch the boat-hook, and swim to shore
with it. Ugh! how sopping wet he was!
"Take your clothes off and dry them then,"
said Eric.
Johnny wriggled himself out of his wet blouse
and shirt and everything, wrung them out, and
spread them to dry upon the sun-warmed boards.
In the meantime Eric had possessed himself
of the boat-hook and was poking at the crab.
"Ha! I’ll get her out!"
No — Johnny Blossom claimed that it was
still his turn. They had a tussle over it and
Johnny won; and there he stood, stark naked
in the sunshine on the projecting plank, poking
and thrusting with the boat-hook.
Suddenly they heard voices. Who in the
world was coming? The boys looked toward
the forest.
Yes, there was a lady and a gentleman on the
path —that rough path full of tree roots and
stones; and another lady and gentleman—
and following them two ladies — more ladies —
in light dresses and with baskets.
My, oh, my! Here he stood without any
clothes on and with the boat-hook from the
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