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While

we

were

thus

engaged

we

were

startled

by

a

distant

,

but

most

strange

and

horrible

,

cry

.

It

seemed

to

come

from

the

sea

,

but

was

so

far

away

that

we

could

not

clearly

distinguish

its

precise

direction

.

Rushing

out

of

our

bower

,

we

hastened

down

to

the

beach

and

stayed

to

listen

.

Again

it

came

,

quite

loud

and

distinct

on

the

night

air

--

a

prolonged

,

hideous

cry

,

something

like

the

braying

of

an

ass

.

The

moon

had

risen

,

and

we

could

see

the

islands

in

and

beyond

the

lagoon

quite

plainly

;

but

there

was

no

object

visible

to

account

for

such

a

cry

.

A

strong

gust

of

wind

was

blowing

from

the

point

whence

the

sound

came

,

but

this

died

away

while

we

were

gazing

out

to

sea

.

"

What

can

it

be

?

"

said

Peterkin

in

a

low

whisper

,

while

we

all

involuntarily

crept

closer

to

each

other

.

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"

Do

you

know

,

"

said

Jack

,

"

I

have

heard

that

mysterious

sound

twice

before

,

but

never

so

loud

as

to-night

.

Indeed

,

it

was

so

faint

that

I

thought

I

must

have

merely

fancied

it

;

so

,

as

I

did

not

wish

to

alarm

you

,

I

said

nothing

about

it

.

"

We

listened

for

a

long

time

for

the

sound

again

;

but

as

it

did

not

come

,

we

returned

to

the

bower

and

resumed

our

work

.

"

Very

strange

!

"

said

Peterkin

quite

gravely

.

--

"

Do

you

believe

in

ghosts

,

Ralph

?

"

"

No

,

"

I

answered

,

"

I

do

not

.

Nevertheless

,

I

must

confess

that

strange

,

unaccountable

sounds

,

such

as

we

have

just

heard

,

make

me

feel

a

little

uneasy

.

"

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"

What

say

you

to

it

,

Jack

?

"

"

I

neither

believe

in

ghosts

nor

feel

uneasy

,

"

he

replied

.

"

I

never

saw

a

ghost

myself

,

and

I

never

met

with

any

one

who

had

;

and

I

have

generally

found

that

strange

and

unaccountable

things

have

almost

always

been

accounted

for

,

and

found

to

be

quite

simple

,

on

close

examination

.

I

certainly

ca

n't

imagine

what

that

sound

is

;

but

I

'm

quite

sure

I

shall

find

out

before

long

,

and

if

it

's

a

ghost

I

'll

--

I

'll

--

"

"

Eat

it

!

"

cried

Peterkin

.

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