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           "Whathaveyoubeentryingtodowithit,makeafishing-netofit? You’vemadeanicemessyouhave; whycouldn’tyouwinditupproperly,yousillydummy?"hegruntsfromtimetotimeashestruggleswildlywithit,andlaysitoutflatonthetow-path,andrunsroundandroundit,tryingtofindtheend. 

           Ontheotherhand,themanwhowounditupthinksthewholecauseofthemuddlerestswiththemanwhoistryingtounwindit. 

           "Itwasallrightwhenyoutookit!"heexclaimsindignantly. "Whydon’tyouthinkwhatyouaredoing? Yougoaboutthingsinsuchaslap-dashstyle. You’dgetascaffoldingpoleentangledyouwould!" 

           Andtheyfeelsoangrywithoneanotherthattheywouldliketohangeachotherwiththething. 

           Tenminutesgoby,andthefirstmangivesayellandgoesmad,anddancesontherope,andtriestopullitstraightbyseizingholdofthefirstpiecethatcomestohishandandhaulingatit. Ofcourse,thisonlygetsitintoatightertanglethanever. Thenthesecondmanclimbsoutoftheboatandcomestohelphim,andtheygetineachother’sway,andhinderoneanother. Theybothgetholdofthesamebitofline,andpullatitinoppositedirections,andwonderwhereitiscaught. Intheend,theydogetitclear,andthenturnroundandfindthattheboathasdriftedoff,andismakingstraightfortheweir. 

           Thisreallyhappenedoncetomyownknowledge. ItwasupbyBoveney,oneratherwindymorning.