Danny Dunn On a Desert Island (2014)
“said Danny. He and Joe were sitting with Professor Bullfinch and Dr. Grimes at the dining-room table, a few days later.
“I’m not quite sure how you did it,” said the Professor, lighting his pipe. “I would have wagered anything that Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, at least, would never have given in.”
“That,” said Danny, with a disarming grin, “is one of the trade secrets of being a kid.”
“Yes, seems to me I can remember,” chuckled the Professor. “Well, let’s go over the arrangements so far. W...e must bear in mind that they only agreed to let you go if we could make the trip absolutely safe. Now, to begin with we’ll fly our own plane to Lima, Peru. Off the coast some thirty or forty miles are the two islets we’ve called 1.1 and 1.2. As far as we know, they have no regular names. Both islands are uninhabited. We’ll go out to them by boat. We will stay three weeks on the islands, Dr. Grimes and Joe on one, and Danny and I on the other.MoreLess
“I’m not quite sure how you did it,” said the Professor, lighting his pipe. “I would have wagered anything that Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, at least, would never have given in.”
“That,” said Danny, with a disarming grin, “is one of the trade secrets of being a kid.”
“Yes, seems to me I can remember,” chuckled the Professor. “Well, let’s go over the arrangements so far. W...e must bear in mind that they only agreed to let you go if we could make the trip absolutely safe. Now, to begin with we’ll fly our own plane to Lima, Peru. Off the coast some thirty or forty miles are the two islets we’ve called 1.1 and 1.2. As far as we know, they have no regular names. Both islands are uninhabited. We’ll go out to them by boat. We will stay three weeks on the islands, Dr. Grimes and Joe on one, and Danny and I on the other.MoreLess
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