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Penguin Island

BOOK V
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In the dusk of the evening he went out of his school by the side door, disguised as a cattle merchant and took passage on board the St.Mael.
The next day he landed in Porpoisea, for it was at Chitterlings Castle on this hospitable soil that Crucho ate the bitter bread of exile.
Agaric met the Prince on the road driving in a motor-car with two young ladies at the rate of a hundred miles an hour.

When the monk saw him he shook his red umbrella and the prince stopped his car.
"Is it you, Agaric?
Get in! There are already three of us, but we can make room for you.

You can take one of these young ladies on your knee." The pious Agaric got in.
"What news, worthy father ?" asked the young prince.
"Great news," answered Agaric.

"Can I speak ?" "You can.

I have nothing secret from these two ladies." "Sire, Penguinia claims you.


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