The sight was so strange and unexpected, that for a time he forgot all about the nina; but recovering himself, he started back, watching closely to prevent the queer creature from slipping past-him.

With all his care he could discover no trace of it and had made up his mind it had escaped through some hidden passage, when he heard the cry again.
By close examination in the direction of the sound he found a little pocket in the rocks and instead of one, two children of the sea were hiding in it.

He was so anxious to capture them, that without thinking of the consequences, he ran his hand into the pocket and caught one by the neck.

After a struggle he got it out and threw his arms around it, holding it to his breast.

With one vicious kick of its claws and flippers, it stripped his clothes off almost from chin to waist and scratched his body considerably.