The chums found that the task of hooking the chest required a lot of patience. Ted paddled the raft gently round and round the spot where Gwen had discovered it at the bottom of the river when she fell overboard, but it was a long time before either Richard or Gwen thought anything had been hooked. Then they both felt something pulling their lines. “I’ve got it!” cried Gwen. “So have I!” shouted Richard.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 January 1931, Page 10
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74The chums found that the task of hooking the chest required a lot of patience. Ted paddled the raft gently round and round the spot where Gwen had discovered it at the bottom of the river when she fell overboard, but it was a long time before either Richard or Gwen thought anything had been hooked. Then they both felt something pulling their lines. “I’ve got it!” cried Gwen. “So have I!” shouted Richard. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 January 1931, Page 10
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