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。
THELASTCHAPTER
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!\"
