South America

The Shark

           Onthe26thofJuly,1864,amagnificentyachtwassteamingalongtheNorthChannelatfullspeed,withastrongbreezeblowingfromtheN.E. TheUnionJackwasflyingatthemizzen-mast,andabluestandardbearingtheinitialsE.G.,embroideredingold,andsurmountedbyaducalcoronet,floatedfromthetopgallantheadofthemain-mast. ThenameoftheyachtwastheDuncan,andtheownerwasLordGlenarvan,oneofthesixteenScotchpeerswhositintheUpperHouse,andthemostdistinguishedmemberoftheRoyalThamesYachtClub,sofamousthroughouttheUnitedKingdom. 

           LordEdwardGlenarvanwasonboardwithhisyoungwife,LadyHelena,andoneofhiscousins,MajorMcNabbs. 

           TheDuncanwasnewlybuilt,andhadbeenmakingatrialtripafewmilesoutsidetheFirthofClyde. ShewasreturningtoGlasgow,andtheIsleofArranalreadyloomedinthedistance,whenthesailoronwatchcaughtsightofanenormousfishsportinginthewakeoftheship. LordEdward,whowasimmediatelyapprisedofthefact,cameuponthepoopafewminutesafterwithhiscousin,andaskedJohnMangles,thecaptain, whatsortofananimalhethoughtitwas. 

           "Well,sinceyourLordshipasksmyopinion,"saidMangles,"Ithinkitisashark,andafinelargeonetoo." 

           "Asharkontheseshores!" 

           "Thereisnothingatallimprobableinthat,"returnedthecaptain. "Thisfishbelongstoaspeciesthatisfoundinalllatitudesandinallseas. 

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