“Yes, ma’am, “the old sailor confided to the inquisitive lady, “I fell over the side of the ship, and a shark he come along and grabbed me by the leg. “
“Merciful providence!” his hearer gasped. “And what did you do?”
“Let him have the leg, of course, ma’am, “said the old salt. “I never argue with sharks. “
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