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Manuel nudged Dan, who darted to the after-tackle, and, leaning far overside, slipped the hook into the stern-rope as Manuel made her fast forward. The others pulled gallantly and swung the boat in man, fish, and all. "One, two, four-nine," said Tom Platt, counting with a practised eye. "Forty-seven. Penn, you're it!"
Dan let the after-tackle run, and slid him out of the stern on to the deck amid a torrent of his own fish. "Hold on!" roared Uncle Salters, bobbing by the waist. "Hold on, I'm a bit mixed in my caount." He had no time to protest, but was hove inboard and treated like "Pennsylvania." "Forty-one," said Tom Platt. "Beat by a farmer, Salters. An' you sech a sailor, too!"
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