The chums lost no time in setting out to the rescue of the Professor. Sambo had decided to take a short cut. It meant going by boat, but he knew where he could find one. “Once in boat,” he told the chums, “we sail down ribber and cut dem off.” “Good idea,” agreed Richard. “That means that we cut across their line of march instead of just following behind them?” Sambo agreed, but they found it terribly hard work walking through the long grass, which led to the water edge.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 13 November 1937, Page 11
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90The chums lost no time in setting out to the rescue of the Professor. Sambo had decided to take a short cut. It meant going by boat, but he knew where he could find one. “Once in boat,” he told the chums, “we sail down ribber and cut dem off.” “Good idea,” agreed Richard. “That means that we cut across their line of march instead of just following behind them?” Sambo agreed, but they found it terribly hard work walking through the long grass, which led to the water edge. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 13 November 1937, Page 11
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