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If I could only have one look at that old forecastle , I think that the map might put me on the right trail . '' `` I 'll bet it would , '' declared Fred with conviction , and his opinion was eagerly echoed by the others . For a long time they debated the matter from this new angle , and it was very late when Lester urged that they should settle down for the night . `` We 'll get an early start in the morning and get back to the Shoals before noon , '' he suggested . `` I want to get busy on the government maps and plot out every mile of the coast so that we can start out in earnest . '' But Lester 's plan miscarried in part . They got the early start after a cordial good-bye to Mark .