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brought his within sight, and for some seconds 

 he stood staring at it, as though he could not 

 believe his eyes ; he then gave it another pull, 

 and another look, and when he saw what it 

 really was, he bawled out : " Here ! here ! look 

 here ! why I've got a young rhinoceros, or 

 river-horse, or summut er that ! " and he held 

 it up in his hand by the line. 



" By the powers, so he has !" said Bigings, 

 " who'd er thought there was such things in 

 this river ?" 



" Who, indeed !" said Stickings, " why it's 

 quite a curosity" 



" Well, to be sure ! " said Bigings, " who 

 ever would er dremt er such a thing being 

 citched here take care on it, for its one of 

 the wonders of the world !" 



" But it looks very much like a pig," said 

 Stickings. 



" Yes," said he, " that's because it's young, 

 you see, it hasn't got it's proper shape and 

 make yet." 



" What a pity, I couldn't er cot it alive," said 

 Rigings, as he pulled the hook out of his nose, 

 and put him into his basket. And the others 

 resumed their pulling. 



As we have said, Bigings' line was hooked 



