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     `Is this�察�then�察�yet another of them��' mused the Rat。 `And where have 

you   just   come   from��'   he   asked。   He   hardly   dared   to   ask   where   he   was 

bound for�察�he seemed to know the answer only too well。 

     `Nice     little  farm��'  replied    the   wayfarer�察   �briefly。   `Upalong      in  that 

direction'he nodded northwards。 `Never mind about it。 I had everything I 

could   wanteverything   I   had   any   right   to   expect   of   life�察  �and   more�察  �and 

here I am� �Glad to be here all the same�察�though�察�glad to be here� �So many 

miles further on the road�察�so many hours nearer to my heart's desire��' 

     His shining eyes held fast to the horizon�察�and he seemed to be listening 

for some sound that was wanting from that inland acreage�察�vocal as it was 

with the cheerful music of pasturage and farmyard。 

     `You   are   not   one   of   US��'   said   the   Water   Rat�察   �nor   yet   a   farmer�察  �nor 

even�察�I should judge�察�of this country。' 

     `Right��' replied the stranger。 `I'm a seafaring rat�察�I am�察�and the port I 

originally   hail   from   is   Constantinople�察  �though   I'm   a   sort   of   a   foreigner 

there too�察�in a manner of speaking。 You will have heard of Constantinople�察�

friend�拭�A  fair   city�察  �and   an   ancient   and   glorious one。 And   you   may   have 

heard�察  �too�察  �of   Sigurd�察  �King   of   Norway�察  �and   how   he   sailed   thither   with 

sixty ships�察�and how he and his men rode up through streets all canopied 

in their honour with purple and gold�察�and how the Emperor and Empress 

came   down   and   banqueted   with   him   on   board   his   ship。   When   Sigurd 

returned home�察  �many  of   his   Northmen   remained   behind   and   entered   the 

Emperor's body´guard�察�and my ancestor�察�a Norwegian born�察�stayed behind 

too�察�with the ships that Sigurd gave the Emperor。 Seafarers we have ever 

been�察�and no wonder�察�as for me�察�the city of my birth is no more my home 

than any pleasant port between there and the London River。 I know them 

all�察�and they know me。 Set me down on any of their quays or foreshores�察�

and I am home again。' 

     `I   suppose   you   go   great   voyages��'   said   the   Water   Rat   with   growing 

interest。 `Months and months out of sight of land�察�and provisions running 

short�察  �and   allowanced   as   to   water�察  �and   your   mind   communing   with   the 

mighty ocean�察�and all that sort of thing��' 



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     `By no means��' said the Sea Rat frankly。 `Such a life as you describe 

would not suit me at all。 I'm in the coasting trade�察�and rarely out of sight of 

land。   It's   the   jolly   times   on   shore   that   appeal   to   me�察  �as   much   as   any 

seafaring。 O�察�those southern seaports� �The smell of them�察�the riding´lights 

at night�察�the glamour��' 

     `Well�察�perhaps you have chosen the better way��' said the Water Rat�察�but 

rather doubtfully。 `Tell me something of your coasting�察�then�察�if you have a 

mind to�察�and what sort of harvest an animal of spirit might hope to bring 

home from it to warm his latter days with gallant memories by the fireside�察�

for   my   life�察  �I   confess   to   you�察  �feels   to   me   to´day   somewhat   narrow   and 

circumscribed。' 

     `My last voyage��' began the Sea Rat�察 �that landed me eventually in this 

country�察�bound with high hopes for my inland farm�察�will serve as a good 

example of any of them�察�and�察�indeed�察�as an epitome of my highly´coloured 

life。   Family   troubles�察  �as   usual�察  �began   it。   The   domestic   storm´cone   was 

hoisted�察�and I shipped myself on board a small trading vessel bound from 

Constantinople�察�by classic seas whose every wave throbs with a deathless 

memory�察�to the Grecian Islands and the Levant。 Those were golden days 

and     balmy    nights�    �In  and    out   of  harbour     all  the   timeold    friends 

everywheresleeping   in   some   cool   temple   or   ruined   cistern   during   the 

heat of the dayfeasting and song after sundown�察�under great stars set in a 

velvet   sky�   �Thence   we   turned      and   coasted   up   the   Adriatic�察  �its   shores 

swimming   in   an   atmosphere   of   amber�察  �rose�察  �and   aquamarine�察  �we   lay   in 

wide land´locked harbours�察 �we  roamed through   ancient   and   noble  cities�察�

until at last one morning�察�as the sun rose royally behind us�察�we rode into 

Venice   down   a   path   of   gold。   O�察  �Venice   is   a   fine   city�察  �wherein   a   rat   can 

wander at his ease and take his pleasure� �Or�察�when weary of wandering�察�

can sit at the edge of the Grand Canal at night�察�feasting with his friends�察�

when the air is full of music and the sky full of stars�察�and the lights flash 

and shimmer on the polished steel prows of the swaying gondolas�察�packed 

so that you could walk across the canal on them from side to side� �And 

then the fooddo you like shellfish�拭�Well�察�well�察�we won't linger over that 

now。' 

     He was silent for a time�察�and the Water Rat�察�silent too and enthralled�察�



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floated on dream´canals and heard a phantom song pealing high between 

vaporous grey wave´lapped walls。 

     `Southwards we sailed again at last��' continued the Sea Rat�察 �coasting 

down the Italian shore�察�till finally we made Palermo�察�and there I quitted 

for a long�察�happy spell on shore。 I never stick too long to one ship�察�one 

gets   narrow´minded   and   prejudiced。   Besides�察  �Sicily   is   one   of   my   happy 

hunting´grounds。 I know everybody  there�察�and their ways   just suit me。  I 

spent   many   jolly   weeks   in   the   island�察  �staying   with   friends   up   country。 

When I grew restless again I took advantage of a ship that was trading to 

Sardinia and Corsica�察�and very glad I was to feel the fresh breeze and the 

sea´spray in my face once more。' 

     `But isn't it very hot and stuffy�察�down in thehold�察�I think you call it��' 

asked the Water Rat。 

     The seafarer looked at him with the suspicion go a wink。 `I'm an old 

hand��'    he  remarked     with   much     simplicity。   `The   captain's   cabin's   good 

enough for me。' 

     `It's   a   hard   life�察  �by   all   accounts��'   murmured   the   Rat�察  �sunk   in   deep 

thought。 

     `For the crew it is��' replied the seafarer gravely�察�again with the ghost of 

a wink。 

     `From Corsica��' he went on�察 �I made use of a ship that was taking wine 

to the   mainland。 We   made Alassio   in   the   evening�察 �lay  to�察 �hauled   up   our 

wine´casks�察�and hove them overboard�察�tied one to the other by a long line。 

Then   the   crew   took   to   the   boats   and   rowed   shorewards�察  �singing   as   they 

went�察�and drawing after them the long bobbing procession of casks�察�like a 

mile of porpoises。 On the sands they had horses waiting�察�which dragged 

the casks up the steep street of the little town with a fine rush and clatter 

and scramble。 When the last cask was in�察�we went and refreshed and rested�察�

and sat late into the night�察�drinking with our friends�察�and next morning I 

took to the great olive´woods for a spell and a rest。 For now I had done 

with islands for the time�察�and ports and shipping were plentiful�察�so I led a 

lazy life among the peasants�察�lying and watching them work�察�or stretched 

high on the hillside with the blue Mediterranean far below me。 And so at 

length�察�by easy stages�察�and partly on foot�察�partly by sea�察�to Marseilles�察�and 



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the    meeting    of   old  shipmates�察    �and    the  visiting   of   great   ocean´bound 

vessels�察  �and   feasting   once   more。   Talk   of   shell´fish�   �Why�察  �sometimes   I 

dream of the shell´fish of Marseilles�察�and wake up c

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