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`` Wonder what they 're cruising along the coast for , anyway ! Something easier and more crooked than fishing , I guess ! Here 's hoping they steer clear of Tarpaulin ! '' At dinner that noon the boys related their narrow escape to the others , and all agreed it would be well to keep a sharp lookout for Brittler and his gang . `` They 've got a grudge against us , fast enough , '' said Lane . `` They intend to even matters up if they can find the chance . '' That afternoon Percy again wielded the splitting-knife .