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Lub said this in a muffled tone , for he was tied up good and fast , but he meant every word of it . `` Perhaps we might get him to let her stay with us , '' said Phil , showing that he , too , had been thinking along those lines ; `` if one of you fellows agreed to give up your bunk to ` daddy ' and sleep on the floor with me . '' `` I 'd do that , and more , for the sake of keeping her here , '' declared Lub . The fishermen reported at noon . X-Ray seemed in high spirits , and Ethan correspondingly depressed . It was easy to see which way luck had gone that morning . `` Well , there 's another day coming , '' said Phil , hopefully .