Barney And The Secret Of The Whales (2016) - Plot & Excerpts
The bell clanged and I came down from the mast. No one climbed up after me; there seemed to be no need for a watch now. Down in the churning water the men in each boat strained and hauled on the oars, while the boat captains screamed encouragement: ‘Row, me hearties! Put your backs into it! Many sons of sea curs! Row, ye mongrels, row!’ Captain Melvill stayed up on his quarterdeck, shouting orders across to the boats and to sailors on the ship. Men hauled chains, dragging them across the deck then down below, pushing them out of the portholes so they hung down into the sea. No one ordered me to help with the hauling. No one even cuffed me. It was as if I wasn’t there. No one had time to teach me what was needed now. The wind muttered and growled about us. The storm hit, a flash of water, rain as hard as a bucketful thrown against us. The rain was over in five minutes, but the wind stayed, filling the air and making the sea leap and froth. I gazed out at the two tiny boats, and at the massive prize they hauled.
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