The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef
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6 <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mystery</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Barrier</strong> <strong>Reef</strong><br />
passing travelers stopped to stare.<br />
“Just look at this motley crew!” he<br />
bellowed. In turn, he stared at each of <strong>the</strong>m:<br />
Mimi in her smart black and white suit; Papa in<br />
his usual neatly starched and pressed jeans and<br />
shirt, lea<strong>the</strong>r vest, cowboy boots and ten gall<strong>on</strong><br />
hat; Christina, carrying her American Girl dolls,<br />
Savannah and Juliette, beneath her arms; and<br />
Grant, wearing cargo shorts and a bush jacket<br />
with toy dinosaurs sticking out of every pocket.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> man laughed <strong>on</strong>ce more. “You all must<br />
have jet lag not to know a joke when you hear it!<br />
D<strong>on</strong>’t you know me?” he bellowed again, this time<br />
followed by a big grin and outstretched arms.<br />
“Jervis?” Mimi inquired at last. “Dr. Jervis<br />
Rottnest?”<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> man bowed deeply. “At your service,<br />
madam,” he replied.<br />
Mimi turned to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs. “Dr. Rottnest<br />
is a world-famous marine biologist,” she<br />
explained. “His specialty is Australia’s <strong>Great</strong><br />
<strong>Barrier</strong> <strong>Reef</strong>. He’s helped me before with<br />
research for some of my mystery books, but we<br />
have never actually met—until now.” She beamed<br />
at <strong>the</strong> professor who looked plum tickled to be<br />
“found out” and gave Mimi a bear hug.
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