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There was a silence at the anger in his tone, then Gaskin began very placatingly, "Hi'm not wishin' to chafe ye, sor, but th' dock is so big th' lads 'ave decided the sorpint is afraid o' th' dock."
"A A sea sorpint, sir," stammered a cockney embarrassed. "Sea serpent! Sea serpent!" scouted the American. "There is no such thing as a sea serpent!" "That's w'ot th' hofficers always say," growled Mulcher. "But it is a scientific fact there's no such thing." The well-fed Gaskin, who formed one of the group, made a bob.
Steady, men!" bawled Madden, laying Caradoc down on the deck and hurrying across to his panicky crew. "What's moving us?" "We don't know, sir! Th' sea sorpint! Grabbed our cable and made off!" "Can you see it?" "Just make it out, sir, ahead!" "Cut th' cable!" cried another voice; "that'll get us loose!" "Yes, get an axe Quick!" A dim figure came running aft past Madden for the axe.
Me and Mulcher 'ave decided as 'ow we're goin' to kill that sea sorpint, if it comes a-bitin' into our tug, sor." Madden looked at his willing helper curiously. "Kill it how are you going to kill it?" "Dead, sor, yes, kill it dead, sor."
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