Arne knew that well enough, but he certainly did not relish the idea of staying home from the first saeter trip of the summer to bale _lutfisk_. Part of the work connected with _lutfisk_ was all right. It was fun to help unload the big cod from the fishing boats, to watch the men expertly split and clean the fish and spread them to dry. Ole Berg, the old fisherman who was father’s right-hand man, had showed Arne how it was done, and even let him help.