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it was of very considerable length; and longer than it appeared , 
as it lay in large coils above the water to the height of many feet. 
Its colour was greyish. At the distance at which he was, he could 
not ascertain whether it were covered with scales; but when it 
moved, it made a loud crackling noise, which he distinctly heard. 
Its head was shaped like that of a serpent, but he could not tell 
whether it had teeth or not. He said it emitted a very strong 
odour, and that the boatmen were afraid to approach near it, and 
looked on its coming as a bad sign, as the fish left the coast in 
consequence. Such were the particulars he related to me. Thanking 
him for his information, I took my leave of him, and proceeded 
on my voyage.” 
And at p. 200: 
“Near Ottersum is the small Island of Krogoén”, (upon which 
a merchant lived, who hearing that Mr. Brookr was an English- 
man, who travelled to North-Cape, put to him numberless questions.) 
“Having answered all these questions as well as I could, and a 
momentary pause ensuing I seized the opportunity now to have 
my turn; and wishing to hear something still farther respecting 
the sea-monster, I began to overwhelm him with interrogations, 
as to its length, colour, appearance, time it staid, by whom seen, 
and many others that occurred to me. However ludicrous the 
earnest loquacity on both sides might have been, I had the satis- 
faction of hearing him confirm, in every particular, the account of 
Capt. Schilderup at Ottersum; and that many of the people at 
Krogoén had also witnessed it. It did not appear, however, that any one 
had ventured very near it, from the dread that was entertained of it.” 
Of course the length of the animal, estimated from a distance 
of 200 yards, is exaggerated. The greyish colour is that which the 
animal obtains when drying in the sunshine, as I have already 
explained before. For the first time we meet with the statement 
that the animal emits a very strong odour, which is twice stated 
here. As we shall once more come across this statement, we must 
needs believe it. In my last chapter 1 will return to this fact, 
proving that it is not an impossible character of sea-serpents. 
GZ. — 1819, August 12? — Mr. Smrrn informed us the sea- 
serpent had been seen the evening before at Nahant-beach”. (Part 
of the following report.) 
