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The Shark

           Thepassengersandsailorsontheyachtwerewatchingalltheanimal’smovementswiththeliveliestinterest. Hesooncamewithinreachofthebait,turnedoveronhisbacktomakeagooddartatit,andinasecondbaconandcontentshaddisappeared. Hehadhookedhimselfnow,asthetremendousjerkhegavethecableproved,andthesailorsbegantohaulinthemonsterbymeansoftackleattachedtothemainyard. Hestruggleddesperately,buthiscaptorswerepreparedforhisviolence,andhadalongropereadywithaslipknot,whichcaughthistailandrenderedhimpowerlessatonce. Inafewminutesmorehewashoistedupoverthesideoftheyachtandthrownonthedeck. Amancameforwardimmediately,hatchetinhand,andapproachinghimcautiously,withonepowerfulstrokecutoffhistail. 

           Thisendedthebusiness,fortherewasnolongeranyfearoftheshark. But,thoughthesailors’vengeancewassatisfied,theircuriositywasnot; theyknewthebrutehadnoverydelicateappetite,andthecontentsofhisstomachmightbeworthinvestigation. Thisisthecommonpracticeonallshipswhenasharkiscaptured, butLadyGlenarvandeclinedtobepresentatsuchadisgustingexploration,andwithdrewtothecabinagain. Thefishwasstillbreathing; itmeasuredtenfeetinlength,andweighedmorethansixhundredpounds. Thiswasnothingextraordinary,forthoughthehammer-headedsharkisnotclassedamongthemostgiganticofthespecies,itisalwaysreckonedamongthemostformidable. 

           Thehugebrutewassoonrippedupinaveryunceremoniousfashion. Thehookhadfixedrightinthestomach,whichwasfoundtobeabsolutelyempty,andthedisappointedsailorswerejustgoingtothrowtheremainsoverboard,whentheboatswain’sattentionwasattractedbysomelargeobjectstickingfastinoneoftheviscera. 

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