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everywheresleeping   in   some   cool   temple   or   ruined   cistern   during   the 

heat of the dayfeasting and song after sundown�察�under great stars set in a 

velvet   sky�   �Thence   we   turned      and   coasted   up   the   Adriatic�察  �its   shores 

swimming   in   an   atmosphere   of   amber�察  �rose�察  �and   aquamarine�察  �we   lay   in 

wide land´locked harbours�察 �we  roamed through   ancient   and   noble  cities�察�

until at last one morning�察�as the sun rose royally behind us�察�we rode into 

Venice   down   a   path   of   gold。   O�察  �Venice   is   a   fine   city�察  �wherein   a   rat   can 

wander at his ease and take his pleasure� �Or�察�when weary of wandering�察�

can sit at the edge of the Grand Canal at night�察�feasting with his friends�察�

when the air is full of music and the sky full of stars�察�and the lights flash 

and shimmer on the polished steel prows of the swaying gondolas�察�packed 

so that you could walk across the canal on them from side to side� �And 

then the fooddo you like shellfish�拭�Well�察�well�察�we won't linger over that 

now。' 

     He was silent for a time�察�and the Water Rat�察�silent too and enthralled�察�



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floated on dream´canals and heard a phantom song pealing high between 

vaporous grey wave´lapped walls。 

     `Southwards we sailed again at last��' continued the Sea Rat�察 �coasting 

down the Italian shore�察�till finally we made Palermo�察�and there I quitted 

for a long�察�happy spell on shore。 I never stick too long to one ship�察�one 

gets   narrow´minded   and   prejudiced。   Besides�察  �Sicily   is   one   of   my   happy 

hunting´grounds。 I know everybody  there�察�and their ways   just suit me。  I 

spent   many   jolly   weeks   in   the   island�察  �staying   with   friends   up   country。 

When I grew restless again I took advantage of a ship that was trading to 

Sardinia and Corsica�察�and very glad I was to feel the fresh breeze and the 

sea´spray in my face once more。' 

     `But isn't it very hot and stuffy�察�down in thehold�察�I think you call it��' 

asked the Water Rat。 

     The seafarer looked at him with the suspicion go a wink。 `I'm an old 

hand��'    he  remarked     with   much     simplicity。   `The   captain's   cabin's   good 

enough for me。' 

     `It's   a   hard   life�察  �by   all   accounts��'   murmured   the   Rat�察  �sunk   in   deep 

thought。 

     `For the crew it is��' replied the seafarer gravely�察�again with the ghost of 

a wink。 

     `From Corsica��' he went on�察 �I made use of a ship that was taking wine 

to the   mainland。 We   made Alassio   in   the   evening�察 �lay  to�察 �hauled   up   our 

wine´casks�察�and hove them overboard�察�tied one to the other by a long line。 

Then   the   crew   took   to   the   boats   and   rowed   shorewards�察  �singing   as   they 

went�察�and drawing after them the long bobbing procession of casks�察�like a 

mile of porpoises。 On the sands they had horses waiting�察�which dragged 

the casks up the steep street of the little town with a fine rush and clatter 

and scramble。 When the last cask was in�察�we went and refreshed and rested�察�

and sat late into the night�察�drinking with our friends�察�and next morning I 

took to the great olive´woods for a spell and a rest。 For now I had done 

with islands for the time�察�and ports and shipping were plentiful�察�so I led a 

lazy life among the peasants�察�lying and watching them work�察�or stretched 

high on the hillside with the blue Mediterranean far below me。 And so at 

length�察�by easy stages�察�and partly on foot�察�partly by sea�察�to Marseilles�察�and 



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the    meeting    of   old  shipmates�察    �and    the  visiting   of   great   ocean´bound 

vessels�察  �and   feasting   once   more。   Talk   of   shell´fish�   �Why�察  �sometimes   I 

dream of the shell´fish of Marseilles�察�and wake up crying��' 

     `That     reminds    me��'   said   the   polite   Water    Rat�察   �you    happened      to 

mention   that   you   were   hungry�察  �and   I   ought   to   have   spoken   earlier。   Of 

course�察  �you   will   stop   and   take   your   midday   meal   with   me�拭  �My   hole   is 

close by�察�it is some time past noon�察�and you are very welcome to whatever 

there is。' 

     `Now I call that kind and brotherly of you��' said the Sea Rat。 `I was 

indeed hungry when I sat down�察�and ever since I inadvertently happened 

to mention shell´fish�察�my pangs have been extreme。 But couldn't you fetch 

it along out here�拭�I am none too fond of going under hatches�察�unless I'm 

obliged to�察�and then�察�while we eat�察�I could tell you more concerning my 

voyages and the pleasant life I leadat least�察�it is very pleasant to me�察�and 

by   your   attention   I   judge   it   commends   itself   to   you�察  �whereas   if   we   go 

indoors it is a hundred to one that I shall presently fall asleep。' 

     `That    is  indeed    an   excellent    suggestion��'    said   the   Water    Rat�察  �and 

hurried   off   home。   There   he   got   out   the   luncheon´basket   and   packed   a 

simple meal�察�in which�察�remembering the stranger's origin and preferences�察�

he   took   care   to   include   a   yard   of   long   French   bread�察  �a   sausage   out   of 

which the garlic sang�察�some cheese which lay down and cried�察�and a long´ 

necked      straw´covered       flask   wherein     lay   bottled    sunshine     shed    and 

garnered on far Southern slopes。 Thus laden�察�he returned with all speed�察�

and blushed for pleasure at the old seaman's commendations of his taste 

and    judgment�察    �as   together    they   unpacked     the   basket   and   laid  out   the 

contents on the grass by the roadside。 

     The Sea Rat�察�as soon as his hunger was somewhat assuaged�察�continued 

the history of his latest voyage�察�conducting his simple hearer from port to 

port of Spain�察�landing him at Lisbon�察�Oporto�察�and Bordeaux�察�introducing 

him   to    the  pleasant    harbours    of   Cornwall     and   Devon�察    �and   so  up   the 

Channel to that final quayside�察�where�察�landing after winds long contrary�察�

storm´driven and weather´beaten�察�he had caught the first magical hints and 

heraldings of another Spring�察�and�察�fired by these�察�had sped on a long tramp 

inland�察�hungry for the experiment of life on some quiet farmstead�察�very far 



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from the weary beating of any sea。 

     Spell´bound   and   quivering   with   excitement�察  �the   Water   Rat   followed 

the   Adventurer      league    by   league�察  �over   stormy   bays�察    �through    crowded 

roadsteads�察�across harbour bars on a racing tide�察�up winding rivers that hid 

their busy little towns round a sudden turn�察�and left him with a regretful 

sigh    planted    at  his  dull   inland   farm�察  �about    which    he   desired   to   hear 

nothing。 

     By   this   time   their   meal   was   over�察  �and   the   Seafarer�察  �refreshed   and 

strengthened�察  �his   voice   more   vibrant�察  �his   eye   lit   with   a   brightness   that 

seemed caught   from  some   far´away  sea´beacon�察�filled his   glass   with   the 

red and glowing vintage of the South�察�and�察�leaning towards the Water Rat�察�

compelled his gaze and held him�察�body and soul�察�while he talked。 Those 

eyes were of the changing foam´streaked grey´green of leaping Northern 

seas�察�in the glass shone a hot ruby that seemed the very heart of the South�察�

beating   for   him   who   had   courage   to   respond   to   its   pulsation。   The   twin 

lights�察�the shifting grey and the steadfast red�察�mastered the Water Rat and 

held him bound�察�fascinated�察�powerless。 The quiet world outside their rays 

receded far away and ceased to be。 And the talk�察�the wonderful talk flowed 

onor was it speech entirely�察�or did it pass at times into songchanty of 

the sailors weighing the dripping anchor�察�sonorous hum of the shrouds in a 

tearing North´Easter�察�ballad of the fisherman hauling his nets at sundown 

against   an   apricot   sky�察  �chords   of   guitar   and   mandoline   from   gondola   or 

caique�拭�Did it change into the cry of the wind�察�plaintive at first�察�angrily 

shrill   as   it   freshened�察  �rising   to   a   tearing   whistle�察  �sinking   to   a   musical 

trickle of air from the leech of the bellying sail�拭�All these sounds the spell´ 

bound listener seemed to hear�察�and with them the hungry complaint of the 

gulls and the sea´mews�察�the soft thunder of the breaking wave�察�the cry of 

the protesting shingle。 Back into speech again it passed�察�and with beating 

heart he was following the adventures of a dozen seaports�察�the fights�察�the 

escapes�察    �the  rallies�察 �the   comradeships�察     �the   gallant   undertakings�察     �or  he 

searched islands for treasure�察�fished in still lagoons and dozed day´long on 

warm   white   sand。   Of   deep´sea   fishings   he   heard   tell�察  �and   mighty   silver 

gatherings of the mile´ long net�察�of sudden perils�察�noise of breakers on a 

moonless night�察�or the tall bows of the great liner taking shape overhead 



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through   the   fog�察  �of   the   merry   home´coming�察  �the   headland   rounded�察  �the 

harbour lights opened out�察�the groups seen dimly on the quay�察�the cheery 

hail�察�the splash of the hawser�察�the trudge up the steep little street towards 

the comforting glow of red´curtained windows。 

     Lastly�察�in his waking dream it seemed to him that the Adventurer had 

risen to his feet�察�but was still speaking�察�still holding him fast with his sea´ 

grey eyes。 

     `And now��' he was softly saying�察 �I take to the road again�察�holding on 

southwestwards for many a long and dusty day�察�

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