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Updated: June 25, 2025
"It will be a great feesh," said the old man, returning to his oars; and nothing more could I get out of him but strange glances and an ominous nodding of the head. In spite of myself, I was infected with a measure of uneasiness; I turned also, and studied the wake. The water was still and transparent, but, out here in the middle of the bay, exceeding deep.
An' I licked the bwoy on Pratt's bwoat a fortnight agone. A lot o' men seed me do't. I hopes I'll hit so hard as faither hisself wan day, when I'm grawed. Good-by, sister Joan. I'll see 'e agin when I can, an' bring up a feesh maybe. Doan't say nothin' 'bout me to them at the farm, else it may get back."
When us comed back from sea wan mornin' a week arter you'd gone I ups an' sez, ''Tis 'bout as lively as bad feesh ashore now Joan ban't here. I dedn' knaw faither was in the doorway when I said it, 'cause he'd give out you was never to be named no more.
"I'll suppose those feesh he'll seem good to you," said Moise. "I should say they were good!" remarked Jesse, approvingly. "I like them better all the time." "S'pose we no get feesh in the north," began Moise, "everybody she'll been starve." "That's right," said Alex. "The traders couldn't have traveled in this country without their nets.
The boys at the bow paddles felt the light craft spring under them, but each did his best to work his own passage, and this much to the approval of the older men, who gave them instructions in the art of paddling. "You'll see, M'sieu Rob," said Moise, "these paddle she'll be all same like fin of those feesh.
Suddenly a bright flame lit up the black line of palms on the island, and then another, as two fires shone brightly out upon the beach, and continued to burn steadily. "Ah," said the Greek, who just then came on deck, "the kanakas will have gooda time to-nighta pork, turtle, biskeet, feesh, everythings.
Bateese say, 'Keel him, so no wan know w'at happen t'ree day ago behin' ze rock. But MA BELLE Jeanne, she say, 'No, Bateese, he ees meestake for oder man, an' we mus' let heem live. An' then she tell me to come an' bring you feesh, an' tell you w'at is goin' happen if you try go away from thees bateau. You COMPREN'? If you try run away, Bateese ees goin' keel you!
I am Senor Joaquin Miguel Lobo, Portuguese trader, at your savice, sar; and I have come off to say dat I shall be happie to supply your chip wid anyting dat you may require vattare, fresh meat, vegetabl', feesh, no fruit de fruit not ripe yet; plenty fruit by an' by, but not ripe yet parrots, monkeys all kind of bird and animal, yes; and curiositie plenty curiositie, sar."
"Maybe so four, five feesh boat, that's hall." "Bring them out!" was the terse order. They dismounted and, leaving their horses tied in the wood at the roadside, they went to the water's edge and presently embarked, a half dozen men in each of as many long river skiffs, of the type used by the fishermen in carrying out their nets.
And as she ate, the two Indians watched her with much interest. Such a novelty did she seem to them, that she could not refrain from smiling. "Am I eating right?" she asked. "A-ha-ha," the woman replied. "Babby all sam' Injun bimeby." "Why do you call me baby? I am very big." But the woman shook her head. "White woman no beeg, no strong, no hunt, no feesh, no pack; all sam' babby."
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