Sappers and Miners - The Flood beneath the Sea

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Sappers and Miners, by George Manville Fenn This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea Author: George Manville Fenn Illustrator: Hal Hurst Release Date: May 8, 2007 [EBook #21367] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SAPPERS AND MINERS *** Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England George Manville Fenn "Sappers and Miners" Chapter One. Bass for Breakfast. “Have some more bass, Gwyn?” “Please, father.” “You should not speak with your mouth full, my dear,” said Mrs Pendarve, quietly. “No, mother; but I didn’t like to keep father waiting.” “And between the two stools you came to the ground, eh?” said Colonel Pendarve, smiling. “Never mind; hold your plate. Lucky for us, my dear, that we have only one boy. This fellow eats enough for three.” “Well, but, father, we were down by the boat at daybreak, and the sea air makes one so hungry.” “Say ravenous or wolfish, my boy. But go on. It certainly is a delicious fish, and Dolly has cooked it to a turn. They were rising fairly, then?” “Yes, father; we rowed right out to the race, off the point, and for ever so long we didn’t see a fish and sat there with our rods ready.