I thought it moight be some kind of shill-fish.

Hungry as we are, we can't ate stones ?" "Not so fast, Murtagh," said the captain, who had more carefully scrutinised the article Saloo had taken up.

"It's not a stone, but what you first supposed it--a shell-fish." "That big thing a shill-fish! Arrah now, captin, aren't you jokin' ?" "No, indeed.

What Saloo has got in his arms, if I'm not mistaken, is an oyster." "An oysther?
Two fut in length and over one in breadth.

Why, it's as much as the Malay can carry.