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Chapter Nine. Fishing Extraordinary.
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“Y–y–ye-es,” said Roy, trembling in every limb, while his teeth rattled1 like small castanets, “I’m very c–c–c–cold, but I’m in luck, for I’ve g–g–g–got to-night’s s–s–s–supper, anyhow.”
This was true, but as he could not hope to procure2 many more suppers in the same fashion at that season of the year, he and his sister went off without delay to try the fishing.
They had brought a fishing-line and a few hooks, among other small things, from the Indian camp. This line was now got out, overhauled3, and baited with a bit of the young duck’s breast. From the end of the point of rocks, which had been named the Wharf4, the line was cast, for there the lake was deep.
“Take the end of the line, Nell; I want you to catch the first fish.”
“How d’ye know we shall catch—oh! oh—ooh!” The fish in Silver Lake had never seen a bait or felt a hook in their lives before that day. They actually fought for the prize. A big bully—as is usually the case in other spheres of life—gained it, and found he had “caught a Tartar.” He nearly pulled Nelly into the lake, but Roy sprang to the rescue, and before the child’s shout of surprise had ceased to echo among the cliffs, a beautiful silvery fish, about a foot and a half long, lay tumbling on the strand5.
“Hurray!” cried Roy. “Try again.”
They did try again, and again, and over again, until they had caught two dozen and a half of those peculiar6 “white-fish” which swarm7 in most of the lakes of North America. Then they stopped, being somewhat exhausted8, and having more than enough for present use.
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rattled
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慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
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vt.使(船)搁浅,使(某人)困于(某地) | |
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peculiar
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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swarm
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n.(昆虫)等一大群;vi.成群飞舞;蜂拥而入 | |
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exhausted
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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