wanted a little more, and he went on hauling. ‘Kachip,’ said the bird again. ‘Just
a very little more,’ thought the fisherman, and he still continued dragging up the
chain. Again and again the warning note sounded, but in vain, and suddenly a
strong pull from the bottom of the pool dragged back the chain, and before the
Malay had time to divide it with his tweezers, the last link of it had disappeared
beneath the water.”^250