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represented the family) to shew his great 

 contempt for them all. This would have 

 amused me at another time, but I could 

 not help feeling pity for the poor fellow, 

 who was so dreadfully cut up that he 

 blubbered like a child, but there was no 

 help for him. 



During the day I hit upon a plan to 

 punish this monster in scales, for, as the 

 river was still rising, it was pretty sure 

 that I should be detained here for a few days 

 longer. I first sent to the blacksmith in 

 the village, to make a large iron hook with 

 a sharp point, and a strong chain from its 

 shank ; this order he carried out fairly well, 

 and the apparatus came in the evening. 

 The next morning I was up betimes and 

 got a large piece of pork to put on the 

 hook ; I pushed the meat well to the back, 

 so as to leave the point free, and as there 



