One in particular was so near that I observed it with ease.

It came flying along in the same course with us, at a height of about fifty feet from the water.

It was a frightful monster, with a long body and vast wings like those a bat.

Its progress was swift, and it soon passed out of sight.

To Almah the monster created no surprise; she was familiar with them, and told me that they were very abundant here, but that they never were known to attack ships.