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Depending on the time left, I would speak about other things too, like crocodiles, turtles or spiders. At the end of the class, I would show them croc teeth, photos of myself with snakes, crocs, monitors, etc., and then my red-eared turtle that I always carried around with me in my bag. At this point there would be maximum excitement.
It's all very well for you others to join in your chorus about jolly sailor boys sitting up aloft, but what about poor me sitting all the time in a cold hipsy bath, as they calls it in hospitals, expecting every moment to feel the young crocs a-tackling my toes? Why, it's enough to make a fellow call out for a clean pocket-handkerchy.
"Of course!" cried Rodd excitedly, and Morny uttered a suppressed hiss, as he pressed forward, sword in hand. "Yes, gentlemen," said Joe; "it's their doing, and they must chance the crocs, for we must clear the vessel before it's broad day."
I could feel the crocs at my feet through the iron mesh that I held grimly onto. However we finally accomplished our dangerous mission and when we had driven a sufficient numbers onto the land we were able to select a female for Jaws. Imagine Jaws' surprise when he saw a companion after all those years. She was exactly half his size in length and width.
Jaws III was a loner and would kill anything including other crocs which fell into his pit. So he lived a lonely, if majestic life. Whenever we jumped into his pit to clean it he would come charging at us even if he was in the water. He seemed to give us more exercise than all of us put together gave him. Anyway, the Croc Bank, after ten years, finally felt it was time to find a him bride.
But it's all right, gentlemen, and my lads. Them's crocs out yonder, and we have been washed out into the big river again with no more trouble; and if we don't see our brig and our schooner again before many hours, why, my name aren't Joe!" Incredulity was impossible, although at first it was very hard to believe. But there was the fact.
I shall go down to the pier, and call out to my men, `Ahoy! and then go into the water and swim till they pick me up and put me in a dry place in the boat. Now, what do you say to that?" "Only this, mister. What do you think your men, if they come, will pick up?" "Me myself, sir, with my butterfly moths and my little lanterrne." "Ho!" said Smithers dryly. "And what about the crocs?"
The listener brought his piece to the ready, and the click, click of the lock followed instantly upon a shrill cry which seemed to thrill the sentry along every nerve. "Is it the crocs?" he thought; and then close upon the distant sound of blows and a splash or two came in Archie's well-known but now excited tones: "Sentry Pegg! Help!"
"There's the last on her just going down;" and he pointed to a spot a few yards away, where, dividing the pendent branches of their shelter, was the attap roof of their sampan. "And do you know what that means, sir?" "Utter wreck, Pete," said Archie, breathing hard from excitement. "Yes, sir; and my four boxes of cartridges with all them blue pills gone to the bottom to feed the crocs."
There were only four or five men aboard the schooner, and I suppose they were keeping their watch, but just all at once a couple of boats rowed up to them, one from one schooner, one from the other, and before any of us knew what was up, our fellows were swimming for the shore, and if it hadn't been for the Count, who was on the look-out for crocs, and let them have two barrels twice over, neither of the poor fellows would have joined their mates as had been working with me."
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