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'THE INTERVAL'

THE WHOLE CAMP WAS FAST ASLEEP

his thanks. And this is what he found in the parcel when, with trembling hands, he had succeeded in opening it:—

From Bill,		A bone-handled, two-bladed pocket-knife, a little rusted, but with only one blade missing.
From Noah,		Some string.
From Ratchett,		8 brace buttons (very bright).
From the Twins $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Quentin,	Wooden top of peg-top.
	Hannibal,	Iron peg of same.
From Randall,		Ferrule of umbrella.
From Nero,		More string.