xii CONTENTS. 



XXII. 



PAOB 



The return from Etretat Inventory A serious culprit The worst foe 

 of the Dutchman A selfish rascal The sponges of the Channel 

 Homeric combat between a negro and a sponge Clams A China- 

 man in a shell Signs of bad weather- A recollection of some 

 martyrs of duty Old mariner and true sailors .... 291 



XXIII. 

 Epilogue 300 



