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

     `That     reminds    me��'   said   the   polite   Water    Rat�察   �you    happened      to 

mention   that   you   were   hungry�察  �and   I   ought   to   have   spoken   earlier。   Of 

course�察  �you   will   stop   and   take   your   midday   meal   with   me�拭  �My   hole   is 

close by�察�it is some time past noon�察�and you are very welcome to whatever 

there is。' 

     `Now I call that kind and brotherly of you��' said the Sea Rat。 `I was 

indeed hungry when I sat down�察�and ever since I inadvertently happened 

to mention shell´fish�察�my pangs have been extreme。 But couldn't you fetch 

it along out here�拭�I am none too fond of going under hatches�察�unless I'm 

obliged to�察�and then�察�while we eat�察�I could tell you more concerning my 

voyages and the pleasant life I leadat least�察�it is very pleasant to me�察�and 

by   your   attention   I   judge   it   commends   itself   to   you�察  �whereas   if   we   go 

indoors it is a hundred to one that I shall presently fall asleep。' 

     `That    is  indeed    an   excellent    suggestion��'    said   the   Water    Rat�察  �and 

hurried   off   home。   There   he   got   out   the   luncheon´basket   and   packed   a 

simple meal�察�in which�察�remembering the stranger's origin and preferences�察�

he   took   care   to   include   a   yard   of   long   French   bread�察  �a   sausage   out   of 

which the garlic sang�察�some cheese which lay down and cried�察�and a long´ 

necked      straw´covered       flask   wherein     lay   bottled    sunshine     shed    and 

garnered on far Southern slopes。 Thus laden�察�he returned with all speed�察�

and blushed for pleasure at the old seaman's commendations of his taste 

and    judgment�察    �as   together    they   unpacked     the   basket   and   laid  out   the 

contents on the grass by the roadside。 

     The Sea Rat�察�as soon as his hunger was somewhat assuaged�察�continued 

the history of his latest voyage�察�conducting his simple hearer from port to 

port of Spain�察�landing him at Lisbon�察�Oporto�察�and Bordeaux�察�introducing 

him   to    the  pleasant    harbours    of   Cornwall     and   Devon�察    �and   so  up   the 

Channel to that final quayside�察�where�察�landing after winds long contrary�察�

storm´driven and weather´beaten�察�he had caught the first magical hints and 

heraldings of another Spring�察�and�察�fired by these�察�had sped on a long tramp 

inland�察�hungry for the experiment of life on some quiet farmstead�察�very far 



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from the weary beating of any sea。 

     Spell´bound   and   quivering   with   excitement�察  �the   Water   Rat   followed 

the   Adventurer      league    by   league�察  �over   stormy   bays�察    �through    crowded 

roadsteads�察�across harbour bars on a racing tide�察�up winding rivers that hid 

their busy little towns round a sudden turn�察�and left him with a regretful 

sigh    planted    at  his  dull   inland   farm�察  �about    which    he   desired   to   hear 

nothing。 

     By   this   time   their   meal   was   over�察  �and   the   Seafarer�察  �refreshed   and 

strengthened�察  �his   voice   more   vibrant�察  �his   eye   lit   with   a   brightness   that 

seemed caught   from  some   far´away  sea´beacon�察�filled his   glass   with   the 

red and glowing vintage of the South�察�and�察�leaning towards the Water Rat�察�

compelled his gaze and held him�察�body and soul�察�while he talked。 Those 

eyes were of the changing foam´streaked grey´green of leaping Northern 

seas�察�in the glass shone a hot ruby that seemed the very heart of the South�察�

beating   for   him   who   had   courage   to   respond   to   its   pulsation。   The   twin 

lights�察�the shifting grey and the steadfast red�察�mastered the Water Rat and 

held him bound�察�fascinated�察�powerless。 The quiet world outside their rays 

receded far away and ceased to be。 And the talk�察�the wonderful talk flowed 

onor was it speech entirely�察�or did it pass at times into songchanty of 

the sailors weighing the dripping anchor�察�sonorous hum of the shrouds in a 

tearing North´Easter�察�ballad of the fisherman hauling his nets at sundown 

against   an   apricot   sky�察  �chords   of   guitar   and   mandoline   from   gondola   or 

caique�拭�Did it change into the cry of the wind�察�plaintive at first�察�angrily 

shrill   as   it   freshened�察  �rising   to   a   tearing   whistle�察  �sinking   to   a   musical 

trickle of air from the leech of the bellying sail�拭�All these sounds the spell´ 

bound listener seemed to hear�察�and with them the hungry complaint of the 

gulls and the sea´mews�察�the soft thunder of the breaking wave�察�the cry of 

the protesting shingle。 Back into speech again it passed�察�and with beating 

heart he was following the adventures of a dozen seaports�察�the fights�察�the 

escapes�察    �the  rallies�察 �the   comradeships�察     �the   gallant   undertakings�察     �or  he 

searched islands for treasure�察�fished in still lagoons and dozed day´long on 

warm   white   sand。   Of   deep´sea   fishings   he   heard   tell�察  �and   mighty   silver 

gatherings of the mile´ long net�察�of sudden perils�察�noise of breakers on a 

moonless night�察�or the tall bows of the great liner taking shape overhead 



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through   the   fog�察  �of   the   merry   home´coming�察  �the   headland   rounded�察  �the 

harbour lights opened out�察�the groups seen dimly on the quay�察�the cheery 

hail�察�the splash of the hawser�察�the trudge up the steep little street towards 

the comforting glow of red´curtained windows。 

     Lastly�察�in his waking dream it seemed to him that the Adventurer had 

risen to his feet�察�but was still speaking�察�still holding him fast with his sea´ 

grey eyes。 

     `And now��' he was softly saying�察 �I take to the road again�察�holding on 

southwestwards for many a long and dusty day�察�till at last I reach the little 

grey   sea   town   I   know   so   well�察  �that   clings   along   one   steep   side   of   the 

harbour。   There   through   dark   doorways   you   look   down   flights   of   stone 

steps�察 �overhung   by  great pink   tufts of   valerian   and   ending   in   a  patch   of 

sparkling   blue   water。   The   little   boats   that   lie   tethered   to   the   rings   and 

stanchions of the old sea´wall are gaily painted as those I clambered in and 

out of in my own childhood�察�the salmon leap on the flood tide�察�schools of 

mackerel       flash   and   play    past   quay´sides      and   foreshores�察    �and    by   the 

windows   the   great   vessels   glide�察 �night   and   day�察  �up   to   their   moorings   or 

forth   to   the   open   sea。   There�察  �sooner   or   later�察  �the   ships   of   all   seafaring 

nations arrive�察�and there�察�at its destined hour�察�the ship of my choice will let 

go its anchor。  I shall take   my time�察  �I shall tarry  and bide�察�till   at last the 

right one lies waiting for me�察�warped out into midstream�察�loaded low�察�her 

bowsprit   pointing   down   harbour。   I   shall   slip   on   board�察 �by  boat   or   along 

hawser�察�and then one morning I shall wake to the song and tramp of the 

sailors�察�the clink of the capstan�察�and the rattle of the anchor´chain coming 

merrily in。 We shall break out the jib and the foresail�察�the white houses on 

the harbour side will glide slowly past us as she gathers steering´way�察�and 

the voyage will have begun� �As she forges towards the headland she will 

clothe   herself   with   canvas�察  �and   then�察  �once  outside�察  �the  sounding   slap   of 

great green seas as she heels to the wind�察�pointing South� �

     `And   you�察  �you   will   come   too�察  �young   brother�察  �for   the days   pass�察  �and 

never return�察�and the South still waits for you。 Take the Adventure�察�heed 

the call�察�now ere the irrevocable moment passes��' 'Tis but a banging of the 

door behi

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