Both the Warrens and my menclaimed this Marlin was
huge, fully sixteen feet long.
I worked hard on it, for practice more thananything
else, and soon had it up. Crows and hawks and eagles sailedthe sunny world between
the forest tips and the lofty Rim. But its the first day, sir, he expostulated. All
aboutthem comic and friendly, except that terrible laugh! But hard as I pumped and
wound I could not get that bonitoaway from them. Fish that are nothungry at all will
rise to follow the teasers, sometimes for miles. It is impossible to watch a bait
all the time.
Then he said it was his proof about the
baby.
From the feel of the action I judged the hook had
caught onhis long jaw and did not penetrate. Would you oblige me byletting me have
her alone for a while? Half adozen big bulls dived off and made for the fish. During
my short stay there I saw practically everything and was greatlyimpressed by many
things.
In one hand he carried ashort-handled axe. Then
what I might have suspected actually happened. Lucy stared hard at the clusters of
fragrant pine needles she hadgathered in her lap.
There is always the next day to lure with its
possibilities.
She was reaching a crisis,the effect of which she
could not see.
When a second and larger oneappeared I had to draw
the bait in to keep him from getting it.
Joe,I reckon its as good one way as another.