Contents
I.The Club Confers9II.Varley Gets Acquainted24III.Uncomfortable Glory39IV.Sam’s Counsellor60V.Snow-Shoes73VI.A Little Lunch92VII.The Shark Lectures105VIII.Poke’s Mystery117IX.Sam Gets a Reminder133X.The Blow Descends148XI.The Great Mince Pie of Sugar Valley163XII.Exploring the Valley185XIII.The Shark Demonstrates202XIV.The Hunt220XV.The House of Refuge237XVI.Blind Trails256XVII.The Rising Flood272XVIII.Through the Long Night288XIX.What Befell Poke and Step309XX.The Prize Snatched from the Flood326XXI.Poke Out of Bondage346