debbil-sharks

Updated: May 1, 2025

"No, sah," repeated the negro, "dar witch-sharks in dese waters, debbil-sharks, too. Folks do say dem ol' buccaneers, when dey died, was so bad dat eben de Bad Place couldn't take 'em. Now, dey's sharks, a-swimmin' to an' fro, an' lookin' for gol', like dem yar pirates used ter do." "Oh, come, Sam, you don't believe that!" protested the boy. "What could a shark do with gold, if he had it?"

Francis Rolt-Wheeler - Plotting in Pirate Seas