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" Don’t look so worried. I’ve sailed the seven seas, and I’ve never had an unsuccessful adventure yet!”

“Really? You’ve sailed all seven seas?” asked Darwin admiringly.

“Every last one!”

“What are the seven seas? I’ve always wondered.”

“Aaarrr. Well, let’s see…” said the Pirate Captain, scratching his craggy forehead. “There’s the North Sea. And that other one, the one near Mozambique. And…what’s that one in Hyde Park?”

“The Serpentine?”

“That’s the one. How many’s that then? Three. Um. There’s the sea with all the rocks in it…I think they call it Sea Number Four. Then that would leave…uh…Grumpy and Sneezy…”

Darwin was starting to look a little less impressed.

“Would you look at that big seagull!” said the Pirate Captain, quickly ducking into a beach hut. "

Gideon Defoe , The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists


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Gideon Defoe quote : Don’t look so worried. I’ve sailed the seven seas, and I’ve never had an unsuccessful adventure yet!”<br /><br />“Really? You’ve sailed all seven seas?” asked Darwin admiringly.<br /><br />“Every last one!”<br /><br />“What are the seven seas? I’ve always wondered.”<br /><br />“Aaarrr. Well, let’s see…” said the Pirate Captain, scratching his craggy forehead. “There’s the North Sea. And that other one, the one near Mozambique. And…what’s that one in Hyde Park?”<br /><br />“The Serpentine?”<br /><br />“That’s the one. How many’s that then? Three. Um. There’s the sea with all the rocks in it…I think they call it Sea Number Four. Then that would leave…uh…Grumpy and Sneezy…”<br /><br />Darwin was starting to look a little less impressed.<br /><br />“Would you look at that big seagull!” said the Pirate Captain, quickly ducking into a beach hut.