Chapter 13 A MEAL - A SLEEP - AND A DISAPPEARANCE¹
'I feel hungry again,' said George, who always had a very good appetite indeed. 'We've finished allthat ham, haven't we? I had to give old Timmy some. What about a barley² sugar, Dick?'
'Two more left for each of us - just ten,' said Dick, counting. 'Sorry, Timmy, old thing - none for youthis time. Have one, everybody? We'll have five left then!'
'Oh, I quite forgot to tell you,' said Wilfrid, taking a barley sugar. 'I brought some food in my boat! Ididn't think you'd taken any, and I guessed you'd soon be jolly hungry!'
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'You're a marvel³, Wilfrid!' said Julian, wondering why he had ever disliked the boy. 'What have youbrought?'
'Come and see,' said Wilfrid, and they all went over to the boat, Timmy walking as close to the boy ashe could. Higgledy-piggledy in the boat was a pile of tins, a large loaf of bread, and a pound packageof butter, looking rather soft.
'Gracious!' said Anne, in delight. 'How in the world did you carry all these from the cottage to yourboat? Look everyone, Wilfrid has even brought some plates and spoons!'
'I put everything into a sack, and carried them over my shoulder,' said Wilfrid, enjoying everyone'sdelighted surprise. 'I fell over going down the hill to the shore, and all the tins rolled out, and simplyshot down the slope!'
Everyone laughed at the thought of the tins rolling at top speed down the hill. Anne slipped her armthrough Wilfrid's and gave it a squeeze.
'You did jolly well,' she said, and Wilfrid beamed at her, astonished and pleased at everyone's warmfriendliness. Timmy went up to the boat and began sniffing⁴ at the bread. Then he turned and barkedas if to say 'Is there anything here for me?'
Wilfrid understood at once. 'Oh yes, Timmy!' he said.
'I brought a special tin of dogmeat for you - here you are - a large tin of Waggomeat!'
Timmy recognized the tin at once, and barked joyfully⁵. He pawed Wilfrid as if to say 'Come on, then- open it! I'm hungry!'
'Anyone got a tin-opener?' said George. 'It would be too dreadful if we couldn't open the tins!'
'Gosh - I never even thought about that!' said Wilfrid. 'What an

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