Soonthefrontendoftheshipbegantogodownanddown，fasterandfaster——tilltheboatlookedalmostasthoughitwerestandingonitshead；andthepirateshadtoclingtotherailsandthemastsandtheropesandanythingtokeepfromslidingoff。Thenthesearushedroaringinandthroughallthewindowsandthedoors。Andatlasttheshipplungedrightdowntothebottomofthesea，makingadreadfulgurglingsound；andthesixbadmenwereleftbobbingaboutinthedeepwaterofthebay。
　　Someofthemstartedtoswimfortheshoresoftheisland；whileotherscameandtriedtogetontotheboatwheretheDoctorwas。ButJipkeptsnappingattheirnoses，sotheywereafraidtoclimbupthesideoftheship。
　　Thensuddenlytheyallcriedoutingreatfear，"THESHARKS!Thesharksarecoming!Letusgetontotheshipbeforetheyeatus!Help，help!——Thesharks!Thesharks!"
　　AndnowtheDoctorcouldsee，alloverthebay，thebacksofbigfishesswimmingswiftlythroughthewater。
　　Andonegreatsharkcameneartotheship，andpokinghisnoseoutofthewaterhesaidtotheDoctor，"AreyouJohnDolittle，thefamousanimal—doctor？"
　　"Yes，"saidDoctorDolittle。"Thatismyname。"
　　"Well，"saidtheshark，"weknowthesepiratestobeabadlot——especiallyBenAli。Iftheyareannoyingyou，wewillgladlyeatthemupforyou——andthenyouwon’tbetroubledanymore。"
　　"Thankyou，"saidtheDoctor。"Thisisreallymostattentive。ButIdon’tthinkitwillbenecessarytoeatthem。Don’tletanyofthemreachtheshoreuntilItellyou——justkeepthemswimmingabout，willyou？AndpleasemakeBenAliswimoverherethatImaytalktohim。"
　　SothesharkwentoffandchasedBenAliovertotheDoctor。
　　"Listen，BenAli，"saidJohnDolittle，leaningovertheside。"Youhavebeenaverybadman；andIunderstandthatyouhavekilledmanypeople。Thesegoodsharksherehavejustofferedtoeatyouupforme——and’twouldindeedbeagoodthingiftheseaswereridofyou。
　　ButifyouwillpromisetodoasItellyou，I
　　wellletyougoinsafety。"
　　"WhatmustIdo？"askedthepirate，lookingdownsidewaysatthebigsharkwhowassmellinghislegunderthewater。
　　"Youmustkillnomorepeople，"saidtheDoctor；"youmuststopstealing；youmustneversinkanothership；youmustgiveupbeingapiratealtogether。"
　　"ButwhatshallIdothen？"askedBenAli。
　　"HowshallIlive？"
　　"Youandallyourmenmustgoontothisislandandbebird—seed—farmers，"theDoctoranswered。"Youmustgrowbird—seedforthecanaries。"
　　TheBarbaryDragonturnedpalewithanger。
　　"GROWBIRD—SEED!"hegroanedindisgust。
　　"Can’tIbeasailor？"
　　"No，"saidtheDoctor，"youcannot。Youhavebeenasailorlongenough——andsentmanystoutshipsandgoodmentothebottomofthesea。Fortherestofyourlifeyoumustbelapeacefulfarmer。Thesharkiswaiting。Donotwasteanymoreofhistime。Makeupyourmind。"
　　"ThunderandLightning!"BenAlimuttered——"BIRD—SEED!"Thenhelookeddownintothewateragainandsawthegreatfishsmellinghisotherleg。
　　"Verywell，"hesaidsadly。"We’llbefarmers。"
　　"Andremember，"saidtheDoctor，"thatifyoudonotkeepyourpromise——ifyoustartkillingandstealingagain，Ishallhearofit，becausethecanarieswillcomeandtellme。
　　AndbeverysurethatIwillfindawaytopunishyou。ForthoughImaynotbeabletosailashipaswellasyou，solongasthebirdsandthebeastsandthefishesaremyfriends，Idonothavetobeafraidofapiratechief——eventhoughhecallhimself`TheDragonofBarbary。’Nowgoandbeagoodfarmerandliveinpeace。"
　　ThentheDoctorturnedtothebigshark，andwavinghishandhesaid，"Allright。Letthemswimsafelytotheland。"
　　THESIXTEENTHCHAPTER
　　TOO—TOO，THELISTENER
　　HAVINGthankedthesharksagainfortheirkindness，theDoctorandhispetssetoffoncemoreontheirjourneyhomeintheswiftshipwiththethreeredsails。
　　Astheymovedoutintotheopensea，theanimalsallwentdownstairstoseewhattheirnewboatwaslikeinside；whiletheDoctorleantontherailatthebackoftheshipwithapipeinhismouth，watchingtheCanaryIslandsfadeawayintheblueduskoftheevening。
　　Whilehewasstandingthere，wonderinghowthemonkeysweregettingon——andwhathisgardenwouldlooklikewhenhegotbacktoPuddleby，Dab—Dabcametumblingupthestairs，allsmilesandfullofnews。
　　"Doctor!"shecried。"Thisshipofthepi—
　　ratesissimplybeautiful——absolutely。Thebedsdownstairsaremadeofprimrosesilk——withhundredsofbigpillowsandcushions；therearethick，softcarpetsonthefloors；thedishesaremadeofsilver；andthereareallsortsofgoodthingstoeatanddrink——specialthings；thelarder——well，it’sjustlikeashop，that’sall。
　　Youneversawanythinglikeitinyourlife——
　　Justthink——theykeptfivedifferentkindsofsardines，thosemen!Comeandlook……Oh，andwefoundalittleroomdowntherewiththedoorlocked；andweareallcrazytogetinandseewhat’sinside。Jipsaysitmustbewherethepirateskepttheirtreasure。Butwecan’topenthedoor。Comedownandseeifyoucanletusin。"
　　SotheDoctorwentdownstairsandhesawthatitwasindeedabeautifulship。Hefoundtheanimalsgatheredroundalittledoor，alltalkingatonce，tryingtoguesswhatwasinside。
　　TheDoctorturnedthehandlebutitwouldn’topen。Thentheyallstartedtohuntforthekey。
　　Theylookedunderthemat；theylookedunderallthecarpets；theylookedinallthecupboardsanddrawersandlockers——inthebigchestsintheship’sdining—room；theylookedeverywhere。
　　Whiletheyweredoingthistheydiscoveredalotofnewandwonderfulthingsthatthepiratesmusthavestolenfromotherships：Kashmirshawlsasthinasacobweb，embroideredwithflowersofgold；jarsoffinetobaccofromJamaica；carvedivoryboxesfullofRussiantea；anoldviolinwithastringbrokenandapictureontheback；asetofbigchess—men，carvedoutofcoralandamber；awalking—stickwhichhadaswordinsideitwhenyoupulledthehandle；sixwine—glasseswithturquoiseandsilverroundtherims；andalovelygreatsugar—bowl，madeofmothero’pearl。Butnowhereinthewholeboatcouldtheyfindakeytofitthatlock。
　　Sotheyallcamebacktothedoor，andJippeeredthroughthekey—hole。Butsomethinghadbeenstoodagainstthewallontheinsideandhecouldseenothing。
　　Whiletheywerestandingaround，wonderingwhattheyshoulddo，theowl，Too—Too，suddenlysaid，"Sh!——Listen!——Idobelievethere’ssomeoneinthere!"
　　Theyallkeptstillamoment。ThentheDoctorsaid，"Youmustbemistaken，Too—Too。Idon’thearanything。"
　　"I’msureofit，"saidtheowl。"Sh!——Thereitisagain——Don’tyouhearthat？"
　　"No，Idonot，"saidtheDoctor。"Whatkindofasoundisit？"
　　"Ihearthenoiseofsomeoneputtinghishandinhispocket，"saidtheowl。
　　"Butthatmakeshardlyanysoundatall，"saidtheDoctor。"Youcouldn’thearthatouthere。"
　　"Pardonme，butIcan，"saidToo—Too。"I
　　tellyouthereissomeoneontheothersideofthatdoorputtinghishandinhispocket。AlmosteverythingmakesSOMEnoise——ifyourearsareonlysharpenoughtocatchit。Batscanhearamolewalkinginhistunnelundertheearth——andtheythinkthey’regoodhearers。Butweowlscantellyou，usingonlyoneear，thecolorofakittenfromthewayitwinksinthedark。"
　　"Well，well!"saidtheDoctor。"Yousurpriseme。That’sveryinteresting……Listenagainandtellmewhathe’sdoingnow。"
　　"I’mnotsureyet，"saidToo—Too，"ifit’samanatall。Maybeit’sawoman。Liftmeupandletmelistenatthekey—holeandI’llsoontellyou。"
　　SotheDoctorliftedtheowlupandheldhimclosetothelockofthedoor。
　　AfteramomentToo—Toosaid，"Nowhe’srubbinghisfacewithhislefthand。Itisasmallhandandasmallface。
　　ItMIGHTbeawoman——No。Nowhepusheshishairbackoffhisforehead——It’samanallright。"
　　"Womensometimesdothat，"saidtheDoctor。
　　"True，"saidtheowl。"Butwhentheydo，theirlonghairmakesquiteadifferentsound……Sh!Makethatfidgetypigkeepstill。
　　NowallholdyourbreathamomentsoIcanlistenwell。Thisisverydifficult，whatI’mdoingnow——andthepeskydoorissothick!Sh!
　　Everybodyquitestill——shutyoureyesanddon’tbreathe。"
　　Too—Tooleaneddownandlistenedagainveryhardandlong。
　　AtlasthelookedupintotheDoctor’sfaceandsaid，"Themaninthereisunhappy。Heweeps。
　　Hehastakencarenottoblubberorsniffle，lestweshouldfindoutthatheiscrying。ButI
　　heard——quitedistinctly——thesoundofatearfallingonhissleeve。"
　　"Howdoyouknowitwasn’tadropofwaterfallingofftheceilingonhim？"askedGub—Gub。
　　"Pshaw!——Suchignorance!"sniffedToo—
　　Too。"Adropofwaterfallingofftheceilingwouldhavemadetentimesasmuchnoise!"
　　"Well，"saidtheDoctor，"ifthepoorfellow’sunhappy，we’vegottogetinandseewhat’sthematterwithhim。Findmeanaxe，andI’llchopthedoordown。"
　　THESEVENTEENTHCHAPTER
　　THEOCEANGOSSIPS
　　RIGHTawayanaxewasfound。AndtheDoctorsoonchoppedaholeinthedoorbigenoughtoclamberthrough。
　　Atfirsthecouldseenothingatall，itwassodarkinside。
　　Sohestruckamatch。
　　Theroomwasquitesmall；nowindow；theceiling，low。Forfurnituretherewasonlyonelittlestool。Allroundtheroombigbarrelsstoodagainstthewalls，fastenedatthebottomsotheywouldn’ttumblewiththerollingoftheship；andabovethebarrels，pewterjugsofallsizeshungfromwoodenpegs。Therewasastrong，wineysmell。Andinthemiddleofthefloorsatalittleboy，abouteightyearsold，cryingbitterly。
　　"Ideclare，itisthepirates’rum—room!"
　　saidJipinawhisper。
　　"Yes。Veryrum!"saidGub—Gub。
　　"Thesmellmakesmegiddy。"
　　Thelittleboyseemedratherfrightenedtofindamanstandingtherebeforehimandallthoseanimalsstaringinthroughtheholeinthebrokendoor。ButassoonashesawJohnDolittle’sfacebythelightofthematch，hestoppedcryingandgotup。
　　"Youaren’toneofthepirates，areyou？"heasked。
　　AndwhentheDoctorthrewbackhisheadandlaughedlongandloud，thelittleboysmiledtooandcameandtookhishand。
　　"Youlaughlikeafriend，"hesaid——"notlikeapirate。Couldyoutellmewheremyuncleis？"
　　"IamafraidIcan’t，"saidtheDoctor。
　　"Whendidyouseehimlast？"
　　"Itwasthedaybeforeyesterday，"saidtheboy。"Iandmyunclewereoutfishinginourlittleboat，whenthepiratescameandcaughtus。Theysunkourfishing—boatandbroughtusbothontothisship。Theytoldmyunclethattheywantedhimtobeapiratelikethem——forhewascleveratsailingashipinallweathers。
　　Buthesaidhedidn’twanttobeapirate，becausekillingpeopleandstealingwasnoworkforagoodfishermantodo。Thentheleader，BenAli，gotveryangryandgnashedhisteeth，andsaidtheywouldthrowmyuncleintotheseaifhedidn’tdoastheysaid。Theysentmedownstairs；andIheardthenoiseofafightgoingonabove。Andwhentheyletmecomeupagainnextday，myunclewasnowheretobeseen。Iaskedthepirateswherehewas；buttheywouldn’ttellme。Iamverymuchafraidtheythrewhimintotheseaanddrownedhim。"
　　Andthelittleboybegantocryagain。
　　"Wellnow——waitaminute，"saidtheDoctor。
　　"Don’tcry。Let’sgoandhaveteainthedining—
　　room，andwe’lltalkitover。Maybeyouruncleisquitesafeallthetime。Youdon’tKNOW
　　thathewasdrowned，doyou？Andthat’ssomething。Perhapswecanfindhimforyou。Firstwe’llgoandhavetea——withstrawberry—jam；
　　andthenwewillseewhatcanbedone。"
　　Alltheanimalshadbeenstandingaroundlisteningwithgreatcuriosity。Andwhentheyhadgoneintotheship’sdining—roomandwerehavingtea，Dab—DabcameupbehindtheDoctor’schairandwhispered。
　　"Asktheporpoisesiftheboy’sunclewasdrowned——they’llknow。"
　　"Allright，"saidtheDoctor，takingasecondpieceofbread—and—jam。
　　"Whatarethosefunny，clickingnoisesyouaremakingwithyourtongue？"askedtheboy。
　　"Oh，Ijustsaidacoupleofwordsinduck—
　　language，"theDoctoranswered。"ThisisDab—Dab，oneofmypets。"
　　"Ididn’tevenknowthatduckshadalanguage，"saidtheboy。"Arealltheseotheranimalsyourpets，too？Whatisthatstrange—
　　lookingthingwithtwoheads？"
　　"Sh!"theDoctorwhispered。"Thatisthepushmi—pullyu。Don’tlethimseewe’retalkingabouthim——hegetssodreadfullyembarrassed……
　　Tellme，howdidyoucometobelockedupinthatlittleroom？"
　　"Thepiratesshutmeintherewhentheyweregoingofftostealthingsfromanothership。
　　WhenIheardsomeonechoppingonthedoor，Ididn’tknowwhoitcouldbe。Iwasverygladtofinditwasyou。Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletofindmyuncleforme？"
　　"Well，wearegoingtotryveryhard，"saidtheDoctor。"Nowwhatwasyouruncleliketolookat？"
　　"Hehadredhair，"theboyanswered——"veryredhair，andthepictureofananchortattooedonhisarm。Hewasastrongman，akinduncleandthebestsailorintheSouthAtlantic。Hisfishing—boatwascalledTheSaucySally——acutter—riggedsloop。"
　　"What’s`cutterigsloop’？"whisperedGub—
　　Gub，turningtoJip。
　　"Sh!——That’sthekindofashipthemanhad，"
　　saidJip。"Keepstill，can’tyou？"
　　"Oh，"saidthepig，"isthatall？Ithoughtitwassomethingtodrink。"
　　SotheDoctorlefttheboytoplaywiththeanimalsinthedining—room，andwentupstairstolookforpassingporpoises。
　　Andsoonawholeschoolcamedancingandjumpingthroughthewater，ontheirwaytoBrazil。
　　WhentheysawtheDoctorleaningontherailofhisship，theycameovertoseehowhewasgettingon。
　　AndtheDoctoraskedthemiftheyhadseenanythingofamanwithredhairandananchortattooedonhisarm。
　　"DoyoumeanthemasterofTheSaucySally？"
　　askedtheporpoises。
　　"Yes，"saidtheDoctor。"That’stheman。
　　Hashebeendrowned？"
　　"Hisfishing—sloopwassunk，"saidtheporpoises——"forwesawitlyingonthebottomofthesea。Buttherewasnobodyinsideit，becausewewentandlooked。"
　　"Hislittlenephewisontheshipwithmehere，"saidtheDoctor。"Andheisterriblyafraidthatthepiratesthrewhisuncleintothesea。Wouldyoubesogoodastofindoutforme，forsure，whetherhehasbeendrownedornot？"
　　"Oh，heisn’tdrowned，"saidtheporpoises。
　　"Ifhewere，wewouldbesuretohaveheardofitfromthedeep—seaDecapods。Wehearallthesalt—waternews。Theshell—fishcallus`TheOceanGossips。’No——tellthelittleboywearesorrywedonotknowwherehisuncleis；butwearequitecertainhehasn’tbeendrownedinthesea。"
　　SotheDoctorrandownstairswiththenewsandtoldthenephew，whoclappedhishandswithhappiness。Andthepushmi—pullyutookthelittleboyonhisbackandgavehimarideroundthedining—roomtable；whilealltheotheranimalsfollowedbehind，beatingthedish—coverswithspoons，pretendingitwasaparade。
　　THEEIGHTEENTHCHAPTER
　　SMELLS
　　YOURunclemustnowbeFOUND，"saidtheDoctor——"thatisthenextthing——nowthatweknowhewasn’tthrownintothesea。"
　　ThenDab—Dabcameuptohimagainandwhispered，"Asktheeaglestolookfortheman。Nolivingcreaturecanseebetterthananeagle。Whentheyaremileshighintheairtheycancounttheantscrawlingontheground。Asktheeagles。"
　　SotheDoctorsentoneoftheswallowsofftogetsomeeagles。
　　Andinaboutanhourthelittlebirdcamebackwithsixdifferentkindsofeagles：aBlackEagle，aBaldEagle，aFishEagle，aGoldenEagle，anEagle—Vulture，andaWhite—tailedSeaEagle。Twiceashighastheboytheywere，eachoneofthem。Andtheystoodontherailoftheship，likeround—shoulderedsoldiersallinarow，sternandstillandstiff；whiletheirgreat，gleaming，blackeyesshotdartingglanceshereandthereandeverywhere。
　　Gub—Gubwasscaredofthemandgotbehindabarrel。Hesaidhefeltasthoughthoseterribleeyeswerelookingrightinsideofhimtoseewhathehadstolenforlunch。
　　AndtheDoctorsaidtotheeagles，"Amanhasbeenlost——afishermanwithredhairandananchormarkedonhisarm。Wouldyoubesokindastoseeifyoucanfindhimforus？Thisboyistheman’snephew。"
　　Eaglesdonottalkverymuch。Andalltheyansweredintheirhuskyvoiceswas，"Youmaybesurethatwewilldoourbest——forJohnDolittle。"
　　Thentheyflewoff——andGub—Gubcameoutfrombehindhisbarreltoseethemgo。Upandupanduptheywent——higherandhigherandhigherstill。Then，whentheDoctorcouldonlyjustseethem，theypartedcompanyandstartedgoingoffalldifferentways——North，East，SouthandWest，lookingliketinygrainsofblacksandcreepingacrossthewide，bluesky。
　　"Mygracious!"saidGub—Gubinahushedvoice。"Whataheight!Iwondertheydon’tscorchtheirfeathers——sonearthesun!"
　　Theyweregonealongtime。Andwhentheycamebackitwasalmostnight。
　　AndtheeaglessaidtotheDoctor，"Wehavesearchedalltheseasandallthecountriesandalltheislandsandallthecitiesandallthevillagesinthishalfoftheworld。
　　Butwehavefailed。InthemainstreetofGibraltarwesawthreeredhairslyingonawheel—
　　barrowbeforeabaker’sdoor。Buttheywerenotthehairsofaman——theywerethehairsoutofafur—coat。Nowhere，onlandorwater，couldweseeanysignofthisboy’suncle。AndifWE
　　couldnotseehim，thenheisnottobeseen……
　　ForJohnDolittle——wehavedoneourbest。"
　　Thenthesixgreatbirdsflappedtheirbigwingsandflewbacktotheirhomesinthemountainsandtherocks。
　　"Well，"saidDab—Dab，aftertheyhadgone，"whatarewegoingtodonow？Theboy’suncleMUSTbefound——there’snotwowaysaboutthat。Theladisn’toldenoughtobeknockingaroundtheworldbyhimself。Boysaren’tlikeducklings——theyhavetobetakencareoftillthey’requiteold……IwishChee—Cheewerehere。Hewouldsoonfindtheman。GoodoldChee—Chee!Iwonderhowhe’sgettingon!"
　　"IfweonlyhadPolynesiawithus，"saidthewhitemouse。"SHEwouldsoonthinkofsomeway。Doyourememberhowshegotusalloutofprison——thesecondtime？My，butshewasacleverone!"
　　"Idon’tthinksomuchofthoseeagle—
　　fellows，"saidJip。"They’rejustconceited。Theymayhaveverygoodeyesightandallthat；butwhenyouaskthemtofindamanforyou，theycan’tdoit——andtheyhavethecheektocomebackandsaythatnobodyelsecoulddoit。
　　They’rejustconceited——likethatcollieinPuddleby。AndIdon’tthinkawholelotofthosegossipyoldporpoiseseither。Alltheycouldtelluswasthatthemanisn’tinthesea。Wedon’twanttoknowwhereheISN’T——wewanttoknowwhereheIS。"
　　"Oh，don’ttalksomuch，"saidGub—Gub。
　　"It’seasytotalk；butitisn’tsoeasytofindamanwhenyouhavegotthewholeworldtohunthimin。Maybethefisherman’shairhasturnedwhite，worryingabouttheboy；andthatwaswhytheeaglesdidn’tfindhim。Youdon’tknoweverything。You’rejusttalking。Youarenotdoinganythingtohelp。Youcouldn’tfindtheboy’suncleanymorethantheeaglescould——youcouldn’tdoaswell。"
　　"Couldn’tI？"saidthedog。"That’sallyouknow，youstupidpieceofwarmbacon!Ihaven’tbeguntotryyet，haveI？Youwaitandsee!"
　　ThenJipwenttotheDoctorandsaid，"Asktheboyifhehasanythinginhispocketsthatbelongedtohisuncle，willyou，please？"
　　SotheDoctoraskedhim。Andtheboyshowedthemagoldringwhichheworeonapieceofstringaroundhisneckbecauseitwastoobigforhisfinger。Hesaidhisunclegaveittohimwhentheysawthepiratescoming。
　　Jipsmelttheringandsaid，"That’snogood。Askhimifhehasanythingelsethatbelongedtohisuncle。"
　　Thentheboytookfromhispocketagreat，bigredhandkerchiefandsaid，"Thiswasmyuncle’stoo。"
　　Assoonastheboypulleditout，Jipshouted，"SNUFF，byJingo!——BlackRappeesnuff。
　　Don’tyousmellit？Hisuncletooksnuff——
　　Askhim，Doctor。"
　　TheDoctorquestionedtheboyagain；
　　andhesaid，"Yes。Myuncletookalotofsnuff。"
　　"Fine!"saidJip。"Theman’sasgoodasfound。’Twillbeaseasyasstealingmilkfromakitten。TelltheboyI’llfindhisuncleforhiminlessthanaweek。Letusgoupstairsandseewhichwaythewindisblowing。"
　　"Butitisdarknow，"saidtheDoctor。"Youcan’tfindhiminthedark!"
　　"Idon’tneedanylighttolookforamanwhosmellsofBlackRappeesnuff，"saidJipasheclimbedthestairs。"Ifthemanhadahardsmell，likestring，now——orhotwater，itwouldbedifferent。ButSNUFF!——Tut，tut!"
　　"Doeshotwaterhaveasmell？"askedtheDoctor。
　　"Certainlyithas，"saidJip。"Hotwatersmellsquitedifferentfromcoldwater。Itiswarmwater——orice——thathasthereallydifficultsmell。Why，Ioncefollowedamanfortenmilesonadarknightbythesmellofthehotwaterhehadusedtoshavewith——forthepoorfellowhadnosoap……Nowthen，letusseewhichwaythewindisblowing。Windisveryimportantinlong—distancesmelling。Itmustn’tbetoofierceawind——andofcourseitmustblowtherightway。Anice，steady，dampbreezeisthebestofall……Ha!——ThiswindisfromtheNorth。"
　　ThenJipwentuptothefrontoftheshipandsmeltthewind；andhestartedmutteringtohimself，"Tar；Spanishonions；keroseneoil；wetraincoats；crushedlaurel—leaves；rubberburning；
　　lace—curtainsbeingwashed——No，mymistake，lace—curtainshangingouttodry；andfoxes——
　　hundredsof’em——cubs；and——"
　　"Canyoureallysmellallthosedifferentthingsinthisonewind？"askedtheDoctor。
　　"Why，ofcourse!"saidJip。"Andthoseareonlyafewoftheeasysmells——thestrongones。
　　Anymongrelcouldsmellthosewithacoldinthehead。Waitnow，andI’lltellyousomeoftheharderscentsthatarecomingonthiswind——afewofthedaintyones。"
　　Thenthedogshuthiseyestight，pokedhisnosestraightupintheairandsniffedhardwithhismouthhalf—open。
　　Foralongtimehesaidnothing。Hekeptasstillasastone。Hehardlyseemedtobebreathingatall。Whenatlasthebegantospeak，itsoundedalmostasthoughheweresinging，sadly，inadream。
　　"Bricks，"hewhispered，verylow——"oldyellowbricks，crumblingwithageinagarden—
　　wall；thesweetbreathofyoungcowsstandinginamountain—stream；theleadroofofadove—
　　cote——orperhapsagranary——withthemid—daysunonit；blackkidgloveslyinginabureau—
　　drawerofwalnut—wood；adustyroadwithahorses’drinking—troughbeneaththesycamores；
　　littlemushroomsburstingthroughtherottingleaves；and——and——and——"
　　"Anyparsnips？"askedGub—Gub。
　　"No，"saidJip。"Youalwaysthinkofthingstoeat。Noparsnipswhatever。Andnosnuff——
　　plentyofpipesandcigarettes，andafewcigars。
　　Butnosnuff。WemustwaittillthewindchangestotheSouth。"
　　"Yes，it’sapoorwind，that，"saidGub—Gub。
　　"Ithinkyou’reafake，Jip。Whoeverheardoffindingamaninthemiddleoftheoceanjustbysmell!Itoldyouyoucouldn’tdoit。"
　　"Lookhere，"saidJip，gettingreallyangry。
　　"You’regoingtogetabiteonthenoseinamin—
　　ute!Youneedn’tthinkthatjustbecausetheDoctorwon’tletusgiveyouwhatyoudeserve，thatyoucanbeascheekyasyoulike!"
　　"Stopquarreling!"saidtheDoctor——"Stopit!Life’stooshort。Tellme，Jip，wheredoyouthinkthosesmellsarecomingfrom？"
　　"FromDevonandWales——mostofthem，"
　　saidJip——"Thewindiscomingthatway。"
　　"Well，well!"saidtheDoctor。"Youknowthat’sreallyquiteremarkable——quite。Imustmakeanoteofthatformynewbook。Iwonderifyoucouldtrainmetosmellaswellasthat……
　　Butno——perhapsI’mbetteroffthewayIam。
　　`Enoughisasgoodasafeast，’theysay。
　　Let’sgodowntosupper。I’mquitehungry。"
　　"SoamI，"saidGub—Gub。
　　THENINETEENTHCHAPTER
　　THEROCK
　　UPtheygot，earlynextmorning，outofthesilkenbeds；
　　andtheysawthatthesunwasshiningbrightlyandthatthewindwasblowingfromtheSouth。
　　JipsmelttheSouthwindforhalfanhour。ThenhecametotheDoctor，shakinghishead。
　　"Ismellnosnuffasyet，"hesaid。"WemustwaittillthewindchangestotheEast。"
　　ButevenwhentheEastwindcame，atthreeo’clockthatafternoon，thedogcouldnotcatchthesmellofsnuff。
　　Thelittleboywasterriblydisappointedandbegantocryagain，sayingthatnooneseemedtobeabletofindhisuncleforhim。ButallJipsaidtotheDoctorwas，"TellhimthatwhenthewindchangestotheWest，I’llfindhisuncleeventhoughhebeinChina——solongasheisstilltakingBlackRappeesnuff。"
　　ThreedaystheyhadtowaitbeforetheWestwindcame。ThiswasonaFridaymorning，early——justasitwasgettinglight。Afinerainymistlayonthesealikeathinfog。Andthewindwassoftandwarmandwet。
　　AssoonasJipawokeheranupstairsandpokedhisnoseintheair。ThenhegotmostfrightfullyexcitedandrusheddownagaintowaketheDoctorup。
　　"Doctor!"hecried。"I’vegotit!Doctor!
　　Doctor!Wakeup!Listen!I’vegotit!
　　Thewind’sfromtheWestanditsmellsofnothingbutsnuff。Comeupstairsandstarttheship——quick!"
　　SotheDoctortumbledoutofbedandwenttotheruddertosteertheship。
　　"NowI’llgouptothefront，"saidJip；"andyouwatchmynose——whicheverwayIpointit，youturntheshipthesameway。Themancannotbefaroff——withthesmellasstrongasthis。Andthewind’salllovelyandwet。Nowwatchme!"
　　SoallthatmorningJipstoodinthefrontpartoftheship，sniffingthewindandpointingthewayfortheDoctortosteer；whilealltheanimalsandthelittleboystoodroundwiththeireyeswideopen，watchingthedoginwonder。
　　Aboutlunch—timeJipaskedDab—DabtotelltheDoctorthathewasgettingworriedandwantedtospeaktohim。SoDab—DabwentandfetchedtheDoctorfromtheotherendoftheshipandJipsaidtohim，"Theboy’suncleisstarving。Wemustmaketheshipgoasfastaswecan。"
　　"Howdoyouknowheisstarving？"askedtheDoctor。
　　"BecausethereisnoothersmellintheWestwindbutsnuff，"saidJip。"Ifthemanwerecookingoreatingfoodofanykind，Iwouldbeboundtosmellittoo。Buthehasn’tevenfreshwatertodrink。Allheistakingissnuff——inlargepinches。Wearegettingnearertohimallthetime，becausethesmellgrowsstrongereveryminute。Butmaketheshipgoasfastasyoucan，forIamcertainthatthemanisstarving。"
　　"Allright，"saidtheDoctor；andhesentDab—Dabtoasktheswallowstopulltheship，thesameastheyhaddonewhenthepirateswerechasingthem。
　　Sothestoutlittlebirdscamedownandoncemoreharnessedthemselvestotheship。
　　Andnowtheboatwentboundingthroughthewavesataterriblespeed。Itwentsofastthatthefishesintheseahadtojumpfortheirlivestogetoutofthewayandnotberunover。
　　Andalltheanimalsgottremendouslyexcited；
　　andtheygaveuplookingatJipandturnedtowatchtheseainfront，tospyoutanylandorislandswherethestarvingmanmightbe。
　　Buthourafterhourwentbyandstilltheshipwentrushingon，overthesameflat，flatsea；andnolandanywherecameinsight。
　　Andnowtheanimalsgaveupchatteringandsataroundsilent，anxiousandmiserable。Thelittleboyagaingrewsad。AndonJip’sfacetherewasaworriedlook。
　　Atlast，lateintheafternoon，justasthesunwasgoingdown，theowl，Too—Too，whowasperchedonthetipofthemast，suddenlystartledthemallbycryingoutatthetopofhisvoice，"Jip!Jip!Iseeagreat，greatrockinfrontofus——look——wayouttherewheretheskyandthewatermeet。Seethesunshineonit——likegold!Isthesmellcomingfromthere？"
　　AndJipcalledback，"Yes。That’sit。Thatiswherethemanis。
　　——Atlast，atlast!"
　　Andwhentheygotnearertheycouldseethattherockwasverylarge——aslargeasabigfield。
　　Notreesgrewonit，nograss——nothing。Thegreatrockwasassmoothandasbareasthebackofatortoise。
　　ThentheDoctorsailedtheshiprightroundtherock。Butnowhereonitcouldamanbeseen。Alltheanimalsscreweduptheireyesandlookedashardastheycould；andJohnDolittlegotatelescopefromdownstairs。
　　Butnotonelivingthingcouldtheyspy——
　　notevenagull，norastar—fish，norashredofsea—weed。
　　Theyallstoodstillandlistened，strainingtheirearsforanysound。Buttheonlynoisetheyheardwasthegentlelappingofthelittlewavesagainstthesidesoftheirship。
　　Thentheyallstartedcalling，"Hulloa，there!
　　——HULLOA!"tilltheirvoiceswerehoarse。
　　Butonlytheechocamebackfromtherock。
　　Andthelittleboyburstintotearsandsaid，"IamafraidIshallneverseemyuncleanymore!WhatshallItellthemwhenIgethome!"
　　ButJipcalledtotheDoctor，"Hemustbethere——hemust——HEMUST!
　　Thesmellgoesonnofurther。Hemustbethere，Itellyou!Sailtheshipclosetotherockandletmejumpoutonit。"
　　SotheDoctorbroughttheshipascloseashecouldandletdowntheanchor。ThenheandJipgotoutoftheshipontotherock。
　　Jipatonceputhisnosedownclosetothegroundandbegantorunallovertheplace。Upanddownhewent，backandforth——zig—zagging，twisting，doublingandturning。Andeverywherehewent，theDoctorranbehindhim，closeathisheels——tillhewasterriblyoutofbreath。
　　AtlastJipletoutagreatbarkandsatdown。
　　AndwhentheDoctorcamerunninguptohim，hefoundthedogstaringintoabig，deepholeinthemiddleoftherock。
　　"Theboy’suncleisdownthere，"saidJipquietly。"Nowonderthosesillyeaglescouldn’tseehim!——Ittakesadogtofindaman。"
　　SotheDoctorgotdownintothehole，whichseemedtobeakindofcave，ortunnel，runningalongwayundertheground。ThenhestruckamatchandstartedtomakehiswayalongthedarkpassagewithJipfollowingbehind。
　　TheDoctor’smatchsoonwentout；andhehadtostrikeanotherandanotherandanother。
　　Atlastthepassagecametoanend；andtheDoctorfoundhimselfinakindoftinyroomwithwallsofrock。
　　Andthere，inthemiddleoftheroom，hisheadrestingonhisarms，layamanwithveryredhair——fastasleep!
　　Jipwentupandsniffedatsomethinglyingonthegroundbesidehim。TheDoctorstoopedandpickeditup。Itwasanenormoussnuff—
　　box。AnditwasfullofBlackRappee!
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　　THEFISHERMAN’STOWN
　　GENTLYthen——verygently，theDoctorwokethemanup。
　　Butjustatthatmomentthematchwentoutagain。
　　AndthemanthoughtitwasBenAlicomingback，andhebegantopunchtheDoctorinthedark。
　　ButwhenJohnDolittletoldhimwhoitwas，andthathehadhislittlenephewsafeonhisship，themanwastremendouslyglad，andsaidhewassorryhehadfoughttheDoctor。Hehadnothurthimmuchthough——becauseitwastoodarktopunchproperly。ThenhegavetheDoctorapinchofsnuff。
　　AndthemantoldhowtheBarbaryDragonhadputhimontothisrockandlefthimthere，whenhewouldn’tpromisetobecomeapirate；
　　andhowheusedtosleepdowninthisholebecausetherewasnohouseontherocktokeephimwarm。
　　Andthenhesaid，"ForfourdaysIhavehadnothingtoeatordrink。Ihavelivedonsnuff。"
　　"Thereyouare!"saidJip。"WhatdidItellyou？"
　　Sotheystrucksomemorematchesandmadetheirwayoutthroughthepassageintothedaylight；
　　andtheDoctorhurriedthemandowntotheboattogetsomesoup。
　　WhentheanimalsandthelittleboysawtheDoctorandJipcomingbacktotheshipwithared—headedman，theybegantocheerandyellanddanceabouttheboat。Andtheswallowsupabovestartedwhistlingatthetopoftheirvoices——thousandsandmillionsofthem——toshowthattheytooweregladthattheboy’sbraveunclehadbeenfound。Thenoisetheymadewassogreatthatsailorsfaroutatseathoughtthataterriblestormwascoming。"HarktothatgalehowlingintheEast!"theysaid。
　　AndJipwasawfullyproudofhimself——
　　thoughhetriedhardnottolookconceited。
　　WhenDab—Dabcametohimandsaid，"Jip，I
　　hadnoideayouweresoclever!"hejusttossedhisheadandanswered，"Oh，that’snothingspecial。Butittakesadogtofindaman，youknow。Birdsarenogoodforagamelikethat。"
　　ThentheDoctoraskedthered—hairedfishermanwherehishomewas。Andwhenhehadtoldhim，theDoctoraskedtheswallowstoguidetheshiptherefirst。
　　Andwhentheyhadcometothelandwhichthemanhadspokenof，theysawalittlefishing—
　　townatthefootofarockymountain；andthemanpointedoutthehousewherehelived。
　　Andwhiletheywerelettingdowntheanchor，thelittleboy’smother（whowasalsotheman’ssister）camerunningdowntotheshoretomeetthem，laughingandcryingatthesametime。
　　Shehadbeensittingonahillfortwentydays，watchingtheseaandwaitingforthemtoreturn。
　　AndshekissedtheDoctormanytimes，sothathegiggledandblushedlikeaschool—girl。AndshetriedtokissJiptoo；butheranawayandhidinsidetheship。
　　"It’sasillybusiness，thiskissing，"hesaid。
　　"Idon’tholdbyit。LethergoandkissGub—
　　Gub——ifsheMUSTkisssomething。"
　　Thefishermanandhissisterdidn’twanttheDoctortogoawayagaininahurry。Theybeggedhimtospendafewdayswiththem。SoJohnDolittleandhisanimalshadtostayattheirhouseawholeSaturdayandSundayandhalfofMonday。
　　Andallthelittleboysofthefishing—villagewentdowntothebeachandpointedatthegreatshipanchoredthere，andsaidtooneanotherinwhispers，"Look!Thatwasapirate—ship——BenAli’s——themostterriblepiratethateversailedtheSevenSeas!Thatoldgentlemanwiththehighhat，who’sstayingupatMrs。Trevelyan’s，HE
　　tooktheshipawayfromTheBarbaryDragon——andmadehimintoafarmer。Who’dhavethoughtitofhim——himsogentle——likeandall!……Lookatthegreatredsails!Ain’tshethewicked—lookingship——andfast？——My!"
　　AllthosetwodaysandahalfthattheDoctorstayedatthelittlefishing—townthepeoplekeptaskinghimouttoteasandluncheonsanddinnersandparties；alltheladiessenthimboxesofflowersandcandies；andthevillage—bandplayedtunesunderhiswindoweverynight。
　　AtlasttheDoctorsaid，"Goodpeople，Imustgohomenow。Youhavereallybeenmostkind。Ishallalwaysrememberit。ButImustgohome——forIhavethingstodo。"
　　Then，justastheDoctorwasabouttoleave，theMayorofthetowncamedownthestreetandalotofotherpeopleingrandclotheswithhim。AndtheMayorstoppedbeforethehousewheretheDoctorwasliving；andeverybodyinthevillagegatheredroundtoseewhatwasgoingtohappen。
　　Aftersixpage—boyshadblownonshiningtrumpetstomakethepeoplestoptalking，theDoctorcameoutontothestepsandtheMayorspoke。
　　"DoctorJohnDolittle，"saidhe："ItisagreatpleasureformetopresenttothemanwhoridtheseasoftheDragonofBarbarythislittletokenfromthegratefulpeopleofourworthyTown。"
　　AndtheMayortookfromhispocketalittletissue—paperpacket，andopeningit，hehandedtotheDoctoraperfectlybeautifulwatchwithrealdiamondsintheback。
　　ThentheMayorpulledoutofhispocketastilllargerparcelandsaid，"Whereisthedog？"
　　TheneverybodystartedtohuntforJip。AndatlastDab—Dabfoundhimontheothersideofthevillageinastable—yard，whereallthedogsofthecountry—sidewerestandingroundhimspeechlesswithadmirationandrespect。
　　WhenJipwasbroughttotheDoctor’sside，theMayoropenedthelargerparcel；andinsidewasadog—collarmadeofsolidgold!Andagreatmurmurofwonderwentupfromthevillage—
　　folkastheMayorbentdownandfasteneditroundthedog’sneckwithhisownhands。
　　Forwrittenonthecollarinbigletterswerethesewords："JIP—THECLEVERESTDOGINTHEWORLD。"
　　Thenthewholecrowdmoveddowntothebeachtoseethemoff。Andafterthered—hairedfishermanandhissisterandthelittleboyhadthankedtheDoctorandhisdogoverandoverandoveragain，thegreat，swiftshipwiththeredsailswasturnedoncemoretowardsPuddlebyandtheysailedouttosea，whilethevillage—
　　bandplayedmusicontheshore。
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　　HOMEAGAIN
　　MARCHwindshadcomeandgone；April’sshowerswereover；May’sbudshadopenedintoflower；andtheJunesunwasshiningonthepleasantfields，whenJohnDolittleatlastgotbacktohisowncountry。
　　ButhedidnotyetgohometoPuddleby。
　　Firsthewenttravelingthroughthelandwiththepushmi—pullyuinagipsy—wagon，stoppingatallthecountry—fairs。Andthere，withtheacrobatsononesideofthemandthePunch—and—
　　Judyshowontheother，theywouldhangoutabigsignwhichread，"COMEANDSEETHE
　　MARVELOUSTWO—HEADEDANIMALFROMTHE
　　JUNGLESOFAFRICA。AdmissionSIXPENCE。"
　　Andthepushmi—pullyuwouldstayinsidethewagon，whiletheotheranimalswouldlieaboutunderneath。TheDoctorsatinachairinfronttakingthesixpencesandsmilingonthepeopleastheywentin；andDab—Dabwaskeptbusyallthetimescoldinghimbecausehewouldletthechildreninfornothingwhenshewasn’tlooking。
　　Andmenagerie—keepersandcircus—mencameandaskedtheDoctortosellthemthestrangecreature，sayingtheywouldpayatremendouslotofmoneyforhim。ButtheDoctoralwaysshookhisheadandsaid。
　　"No。Thepushmi—pullyushallneverbeshutupinacage。Heshallbefreealwaystocomeandgo，likeyouandme。"
　　Manycurioussightsandhappeningstheysawinthiswanderinglife；buttheyallseemedquiteordinaryafterthegreatthingstheyhadseenanddoneinforeignlands。Itwasveryinterestingatfirst，beingsortofpartofacircus；
　　butafterafewweekstheyallgotdreadfullytiredofitandtheDoctorandallofthemwerelongingtogohome。
　　Butsomanypeoplecameflockingtothelittlewagonandpaidthesixpencetogoinsideandseethepushmi—pullyuthatverysoontheDoctorwasabletogiveupbeingashowman。
　　Andonefineday，whenthehollyhockswereinfullbloom，hecamebacktoPuddlebyarichman，toliveinthelittlehousewiththebiggarden。
　　Andtheoldlamehorseinthestablewasgladtoseehim；andsoweretheswallowswhohadalreadybuilttheirnestsundertheeavesofhisroofandhadyoungones。AndDab—Dabwasglad，too，togetbacktothehousesheknewsowell——althoughtherewasaterriblelotofdustingtobedone，withcobwebseverywhere。
　　AndafterJiphadgoneandshownhisgoldencollartotheconceitedcollienext—door，hecamebackandbeganrunningroundthegardenlikeacrazything，lookingfortheboneshehadburiedlongago，andchasingtheratsoutofthetool—shed；whileGub—Gubdugupthehorseradishwhichhadgrownthreefeethighinthecornerbythegarden—wall。
　　AndtheDoctorwentandsawthesailorwhohadlenthimtheboat，andheboughttwonewshipsforhimandarubber—dollforhisbaby；
　　andhepaidthegrocerforthefoodhehadlenthimforthejourneytoAfrica。Andheboughtanotherpianoandputthewhitemicebackinit——becausetheysaidthebureau—drawerwasdrafty。
　　EvenwhentheDoctorhadfilledtheoldmoney—boxonthedresser—shelf，hestillhadalotofmoneyleft；andhehadtogetthreemoremoney—boxes，justasbig，toputtherestin。
　　"Money，"hesaid，"isaterriblenuisance。
　　Butit’snicenottohavetoworry。"
　　"Yes，"saidDab—Dab，whowastoastingmuffinsforhistea，"itisindeed!"
　　AndwhentheWintercameagain，andthesnowflewagainstthekitchen—window，theDoctorandhisanimalswouldsitroundthebig，warmfireaftersupper；andhewouldreadaloudtothemoutofhisbooks。
　　ButfarawayinAfrica，wherethemonkeyschatteredinthepalm—treesbeforetheywenttobedunderthebigyellowmoon，theywouldsaytooneanother，"IwonderwhatTheGoodMan’sdoingnow——overthere，intheLandoftheWhiteMen!
　　Doyouthinkheeverwillcomeback？"
　　AndPolynesiawouldsqueakoutfromthevines，"Ithinkhewill——Iguesshewill——Ihopehewill!"
　　Andthenthecrocodilewouldgruntupatthemfromtheblackmudoftheriver，"I’mSUREhewill——Gotosleep!"