16/36 So jump in and we will soon get you there." In a few minutes they approached the side of the ship. "They are good enough for our eating, but not such as they buy on board a ship where money is plentiful. You are heartily welcome to them if you have a fancy for them." "Thank you," Francis said. "I will take two or three of them, if you can spare them. I want to play a trick with a comrade." As the fishermen said, there were several boats lying near the vessel, and the men were leaning over the sides bargaining for fish. |