I shuddered at the thought of the danger from which I had been preserved.  However, as we all felt that our health would benefit by some fish diet, we soon had our gear fitted, and all hands, including the doctor, might be seen perched, like so many cormorants, at the end of all the projecting points in the neighbourhood.  Jerry and I were near each other; the rest of the party were pulling in fish pretty quickly; and we had caught several very beautiful-looking fellows--a species of rock-fish--when Jerry sang out that he had got a bite of some big fish, and called to me to help him.  Leaving my own rod, I ran round towards him.