Chapter 46

           Eighto’clockhadstruckbeforeIgotintotheair,thatwasscented,notdisagreeably,bythechipsandshavingsofthelong-shoreboat-builders,andmast,oar,andblockmakers.Allthatwater-sideregionoftheupperandlowerPoolbelowBridgewasunknowngroundtome;andwhenIstruckdownbytheriver,IfoundthatthespotIwantedwasnotwhereIhadsupposedittobe,andwasanythingbuteasytofind.ItwascalledMillPondBank,Chinks’sBasin;andIhadnootherguidetoChinks’sBasinthantheOldGreenCopperRope-walk.

           ItmattersnotwhatstrandedshipsrepairingindrydocksIlostmyselfamong,whatoldhullsofshipsincourseofbeingknockedtopieces,whatoozeandslimeandotherdregsoftide,whatyardsofship-buildersandship-breakers,whatrustyanchorsblindlybitingintotheground,thoughforyearsoffduty,whatmountainouscountryofaccumulatedcasksandtimber,howmanyropewalksthatwerenottheOldGreenCopper.Afterseveraltimesfallingshortofmydestinationandasoftenovershootingit,Icameunexpectedlyroundacorner,uponMillPondBank.Itwasafreshkindofplace,allcircumstancesconsidered,wherethewindfromtheriverhadroomtoturnitselfround;andthereweretwoorthreetreesinit,andtherewasthestumpofaruinedwindmill,andtherewastheOldGreenCopperRopewalkwhoselongandnarrowvistaIcouldtraceinthemoonlight,alongaseriesofwoodenframessetintheground,thatlookedlikesuperannuatedhaymaking-rakeswhichhadgrownoldandlostmostoftheirteeth.

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