Oh , I wish I 'd remembered it sooner , and perhaps they would have come with us , '' she said , as they lay luxuriously eating sandwiches under the old apple-tree . `` So we might . Next time we wo n't be in such a hurry . I expect the lads will take our heads off when they find us out , '' answered Dr. Alec , placidly drinking cold tea . `` Uncle , I smell a frying sort of a smell , '' Rose said , pausing suddenly as she was putting away the remains of the lunch half an hour later . `` So do I ; it is fish , I think . '' For a moment they both sat with their noses in the air , sniffing like hounds ; then Dr. Alec sprang up , saying with great decision , `` Now , this wo n't do ! No one is permitted on this island without asking leave . I must see who dares to fry fish on my private property . '' Taking the basket on one arm and the bundle on the other , he strode away towards the traitorous smell , looking as fierce as a lion , while Rose marched behind under her umbrella . `` We are Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday going to see if the savages have come , '' she said presently , for her fancy was full of the dear old stories that all children love so well . `` And there they are ! Two tents and two boats , as I live ! These rascals mean to enjoy themselves , that 's evident . '' `` There ought to be more boats and no tents . I wonder where the prisoners are ? '' `` There are traces of them , '' and Dr. Alec pointed to the heads and tails of fishes strewn on the grass . `` And there are more , '' said Rose , laughing , as she pointed to a scarlet heap of what looked like lobsters . `` The savages are probably eating their victims now ; do n't you hear the knives rattle in that tent ? '' `` We ought to creep up and peep ; Crusoe was cautious , you know , and Friday scared out of his wits , '' added Rose , still keeping up the joke .
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