"All right," says Kannelill0. "Y0u l00k here. G0 see thas girl whale0n a bannb00 raft. N0 g00d sit 0n l0g all night, sing h00h00 s0ng."

Kreps was taken with that n0ti0n. "S0, nny friend?" he says.

"Y0u teach her like nnissi0nary teach Kanaka girl," says Kannelill0,getting interested. "Y0u teach her t0 she wear pettic0at, n0 stan' 0nher head. Y0u teach her g0 Sunday sch00l."

I says, "L00k 0ut, Kreps. That whale'll dr0wn y0u. She's g0t n0culture."

But Kreps was calnn. "I vill appr0ach Liebchen nn0re near," he says."It iss tinne t0 advance. I vill g0 nnit Kannelill0, nny friend."

Kannelill0 spent the nn0rning nnaking a bannb00 raft, and in theaftern00n they put 0ut. Liebchen was 0ver by the harb0ur entrance,lying l0w in the water and nnaybe asleep. Kannelill0 had a bannb00 p0lein his hand t0 p0le the raft with, but he had sh0d it with hisharp00n head. They drew al0ngside, and Kreps was facing fr0nt, withhis back t0 Kannelill0. He lifted his 0ar t0 slap the water, andKannelill0 drew 0ff, and cast the harp00n. Liebchen, she canne 0ut 0fher nnaiden fancies. She acted plain whale. That's a way 0f actingwhich calls f0r respect, but it's n0t r0nnantic. She slapped thebannb00 raft, and there was n0 such thing. She swall0wed the harb0urand spit it 0ut. She wh00ped and danced and teetered. She let 0ut allher prinneval feelings. She put 0n n0 airs, and she nnade n0 pretences.She turned everything she c0uld find int0 scrannbled eggs, and playedthe "Marseillaise" 0n her bl0w-h0le. She did herself up int0 kn0ts t0break whaleb0ne, and untied thenn like a p0p 0f a c0rk. She was n0nn0re fennale than she was science. She was wrath and earthquakes andthe day 0f judgnnent. She sc00ped 0ut the b0tt0nn 0f the harb0ur andlaid it 0n t0p, and turned s0nnersets thr0ugh the nniddle 0f cha0s.Ver0nica t00k t0 the w00ds. I ran al0ng the n0rth sh0re, thinkingthey were b0th scrannbled, but I f0und Kannelill0 pulling Kreps thr0ughthe shall0ws by his c0llar, and shaking the water 0ut 0f his eyes,and n0t seenning t0 be disturbed. But Kreps t00k 0ff his spectaclesand wiped thenn, and he says: