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The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island

CHAPTER III
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Fritz enjoyed the success of the stratagem, and, when the shower subsided, he collected as many as he wished.

We then sat down, and tasted some of the milk through the three small holes, which we opened with our knives.

We then divided some with our hatchets, and quenched our thirst with the liquor, which has not, however, a very agreeable flavour.

We liked best a sort of thick cream which adheres to the shells, from which we scraped it with our spoons, and mixing it with the juice of the sugar-cane, we produced a delicious dish.

Turk had the rest of the lobster, which we now despised, with some biscuit.
We then got up, I tied some nuts together by their stems, and threw them over my shoulder.


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