The Pearl Lagoon

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Charles Nordhoff

The Pearl Lagoon

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“Uncle Harry!” I shouted as I came sliding and tumbling down the steep face of the dune. His strong hands seized me and lifted me to my feet.

“You’re Charlie, eh?” he said, when he had looked me up and down with a smile that took me back to evenings by our fireside, ten years before. “You’ve done well to remember me all this time! By Jove! I’d never have known you in the world! Here, let’s have another look. A chip of the old block, I reckon–you’re going to have your grandfather’s mouth. Well, I never liked a soft man. How are you all? Did you sight me from the house? Been shooting, eh–let’s see your birds.”

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