This formed the lower part of an arm and ended in a
perfect little handwith five fingers.
I fled back to my precious fish, to find that some
crabs hadsolved the difficulty by eating it!
Most nights after everyone was inthe hay, I piped
down on the galley seat. Off he went, on his sixty mile ride to Bahia, whilst I
pushed off backto the boat.
So much for herringsThis Sunday in particular, we
were after bigger fry, and hooked atartar.
Every sail wastended with a care never even
lavished on a prospective cup winner! We had steam on deck bynow, to the winches and
windlass, otherwise the order would have beenfutile.
Having pulled her up high anddry, the Captain and I
went off prospecting.
They got the idea that he was a one time big
feller,and best left alone.
This, in conjunction with hisserrated vertebrae did
not improve matters. Dicks fixed the skin up for me at theSaldero, and I think
someone in England still has it.
Just how it came about in the first instance, is
ratherdifficult to say. Then the welcome order, Loweraway and clew up, and down went
the anchor.
After a time, the peculiaraction of the fish,
caught my eye. What THEY said we didnt knowand for what WE were saying they didnt
seem to care.
She put her belly tothe ground and waved her wand
in an unmistakable manner.
Still, anyone with aninch of foresight, knew well
that sail was on the wane.
They got the idea that he was a one time big
feller,and best left alone. With the tug also came a pilot who gave us the cheery
news that if aS.
As far as I know the only specimen is stillswimming
round quite happily in the New York aquarium. That seemed a fairly simple
proposition, but againit proved too much. In point of fact derelict ships never
remain stationary either in theSargasso or any other sea.
That was all right, buthe couldnt see what I saw.
He faces theship hailed and calls Three cheers for such and such ship. When I saw
him, and recovered from the shock, his tailwas just abreast of the
wheel.
This, in conjunction with hisserrated vertebrae did
not improve matters.