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Chapter 9

           "Isay,Ralph,what’sthatinthewater?Isitashark?"saidJackjustaswewereabouttoquittheplace.

           Iimmediatelyrantotheoverhangingledgeofrock,fromwhichhewaslookingdownintothesea,andbentoverit.ThereIsawaveryfaint,paleobjectofagreenishcolour,whichseemedtomoveslightlywhileIlookedatit.

           "It’slikeafishofsomesort,"saidI.

           "Hallo,Peterkin!"criedJack."Fetchyourspear;here’sworkforit!"

           Butwhenwetriedtoreachtheobject,thespearprovedtobetooshort.

           "There,now,"saidPeterkinwithasneer;"youwerealwaystellingmeitwastoolong."

           Jacknowdrovethespearforciblytowardstheobject,andletgohishold.Butalthoughitseemedtobewellaimed,hemusthavemissed,forthehandlesoonroseagain;andwhenthespearwasdrawnup,therewasthepale-greenobjectinexactlythesamespot,slowlymovingitstail.

           "Veryodd!"saidJack.

           Butalthoughitwasundoubtedlyveryodd,andalthoughJackandallofusplungedthespearatitrepeatedly,wecouldneitherhititnordriveitaway,sowewerecompelledtocontinueourjourneywithoutdiscoveringwhatitwas.Iwasverymuchperplexedatthisstrangeappearanceinthewater,andcouldnotgetitoutofmymindforalongtimeafterwards.However,IquietedmyselfbyresolvingthatIwouldpayavisittoitagainatsomemoreconvenientseason.

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