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Now
,
while
we
stood
anxiously
waiting
for
the
reappearance
of
these
waterspouts
,
we
heard
a
low
,
rumbling
sound
near
us
,
which
quickly
increased
to
a
gurgling
and
hissing
noise
,
and
a
moment
afterwards
a
thick
spout
of
water
burst
upwards
from
a
hole
in
the
rock
and
spouted
into
the
air
with
much
violence
,
and
so
close
to
where
Jack
and
I
were
standing
that
it
nearly
touched
us
.
We
sprang
aside
,
but
not
before
a
cloud
of
spray
descended
and
drenched
us
both
to
the
skin
.
Peterkin
,
who
was
standing
farther
off
;
escaped
with
a
few
drops
,
and
burst
into
an
uncontrollable
fit
of
laughter
on
beholding
our
miserable
plight
.
"
Mind
your
eye
!
"
he
shouted
eagerly
;
"
there
goes
another
!
"
The
words
were
scarcely
out
of
his
mouth
when
there
came
up
a
spout
from
another
hole
,
which
served
us
exactly
in
the
same
manner
as
before
.
Peterkin
now
shrieked
with
laughter
;
but
his
merriment
was
abruptly
put
a
stop
to
by
the
gurgling
noise
occurring
close
to
where
he
stood
.
"
Where
'll
it
spout
this
time
,
I
wonder
?
"
he
said
,
looking
about
with
some
anxiety
and
preparing
to
run
.
Suddenly
there
came
a
loud
hiss
or
snort
;
a
fierce
spout
of
water
burst
up
between
Peterkin
's
legs
,
blew
him
off
his
feet
,
enveloped
him
in
its
spray
,
and
hurled
him
to
the
ground
.
He
fell
with
so
much
violence
that
we
feared
he
must
have
broken
some
of
his
bones
,
and
ran
anxiously
to
his
assistance
;
but
fortunately
he
had
fallen
on
a
clump
of
tangled
herbage
,
in
which
he
lay
sprawling
in
a
most
deplorable
condition
.
It
was
now
our
turn
to
laugh
;
but
as
we
were
not
yet
quite
sure
that
he
was
unhurt
,
and
as
we
knew
not
when
or
where
the
next
spout
might
arise
,
we
assisted
him
hastily
to
jump
up
and
hurry
from
the
spot
.
I
may
here
add
that
,
although
I
am
quite
certain
that
the
spout
of
water
was
very
strong
,
and
that
it
blew
Peterkin
completely
off
his
legs
,
I
am
not
quite
certain
of
the
exact
height
to
which
it
lifted
him
,
being
somewhat
startled
by
the
event
,
and
blinded
partially
by
the
spray
,
so
that
my
power
of
observation
was
somewhat
impaired
for
the
moment
.
"
What
's
to
be
done
now
?
"
asked
Peterkin
ruefully
.
"
Make
a
fire
,
lad
,
and
dry
ourselves
,
"
replied
Jack
.
"
And
here
is
material
ready
to
our
hand
,
"
said
I
,
picking
up
a
dried
branch
of
a
tree
as
we
hurried
up
to
the
woods
.
