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Charles did not approve of fighting , and thought it would be bad policy . Tim was tolerably tractable now that he was having his own way , and was not very strenuous in support of his own pugnacious views . When their plans were fully digested they left the island to prepare the stakes . Before noon they separated , and the truant returned home about the usual time . That afternoon he joined the Zephyrs in an excursion up the lake , and another lighthouse was erected in the vicinity of a dangerous reef . `` What shall we do next week ? '' asked Charles , as they were returning home .