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`` I 'll keep this telegram , if you 've no objection , '' Phil continued ; `` and try to hit on some other sort of explanation later on . If we only had the key , this mystery would all be simple enough , I 'm thinking . '' `` Well , what matters most to us is that we 've got the canoe , and can find lots of uses for the same while we 're up here at Lake Surprise , '' commented X-Ray . It was decided a little later on , after the trout had been prepared , that as the fish looked so inviting , they might as well start right in by having a feast at noon . `` Well , anyway , it 'll get us fixed for better things later on , '' sighed Lub , as he contemplated the three that would fall to his portion , and noted how small a mess that was going to be . However , he did prove that he knew how to cook them splendidly . When handed around they were well browned , and as sweet as could be .