“Five or six of us!”
“Perhaps if we told the people at home, the governor would let me have one of his: then we could load and shoot quick!”
“And the Jolly Old Moke would let me have his! and if Val could get another and Ted, we could hunt the island and shoot the creature.”
Mark was as eager now for company as he had been before that no one should enjoy the island with them.
“We could bring them all off on the raft,” said Bevis. “It would carry four, I think.”
“Twice would do it then. Let’s tell them! Let’s see Loo, and send her! Wouldn’t they come as quick as lightning!”
“They would be wild to help to shoot it.”
“Just to have the chance.”
“Yes; but I say! what stupes we should be!” said Bevis.
“Why? How?”