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He believed the lesson would not be wasted on the ambitious scouts . Even Bumpus would use more care in making haste , and look for treacherous roots that always lay in wait for his clumsy feet . While Smithy , it might be understood , would either have his cup thoroughly clean to start with , or let a few innocent grains of coffee go unnoticed . `` I do n't know why , '' remarked Allan , as they were cooking a little lunch that noon ; `` but somehow that island over there looks mighty inviting to me . '' `` Do you know , '' Thad remarked , `` I 've thought the same myself , and some of the other fellows have their minds set on it . If we only had some way of getting over , I might think of changing our camp , and going across . Of course I could swim over and see what the island is like , but that would n't do us any good without a boat . ''