"For a
start we should inform Daniel about what we heard yesterday," Nicky said.
Chris obeyed and
Daniel was impressed.
"That
changes the whole situation," he said when Chris had finished.
"You know
what we could do, then?" Nicky asked.
"Yes,"
Daniel's face was grave. "We should keep away from them. They're obviously
tougher than they look. And if it's true
that they've lost the pearls they might be desperate enough to become dangerous to anybody who
gets in their way."
"Don't tell
me you are the sissy Freckles and his friend were taking you for!" Nicky exclaimed.
"Come off
it!" Chris snapped back. "There's a difference between cowardice and caution."
"OK, OK,"
Daniel tried to calm the tempers. "Nicky seems to have an idea. Let's hear
it."
Nicky was so
taken aback by this that she was, for once, speechless. "I... er... don't
really know... There must be something we can do."
No one had a
notion what this something could be, though. After a long, helpless silence Daniel was the first to speak.
"I'll have
to go back soon. My parents asked me to come along on a bus tour of the island this afternoon. They complained they
only see me at breakfast and dinner."
Chris and Nicky
nodded.
"Could we
meet again tomorrow?" Daniel asked.
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