home for lunch. That was why we just sailed round the island and defied you with our flag. There wasn’t time for anything else. Then we went home.”
“We watched you from beyond the big islands by Rio,” said Susan.
“Rio?” said Nancy. “Rio? Oh, well, if you’ll agree to let the island go on being called Wild Cat Island, we’ll agree to Rio. It’s a good name.”
“Wild Cat Island’s a good name too,” said John politely.
“But how could you see us beyond the islands by Rio when we left you here,” asked Peggy.
“We manned the Swallow and gave chase,” said John.
“Thunder and lightning,” said Nancy Blackett, “what a chance we missed. If we’d only known we’d have given you broadside for broadside till one of us sank, even if it had made us late for lunch.”