They all held their breath， for it is not at all nice to be pursued by an unknown something either on land or sea. But what it turned out to be was far worse than anyone had suspected. Suddenly， only about the length of a cricket pitch from their port side， an appalling head reared itself out of the sea. It was all greens and vermilions with purple blotches.except where shellfish clung to it.and shaped rather like a horse‘s， though without ears. It had enormous eyes， eyes made for staring through the dark depths of the ocean， and a gaping mouth filled with double rows of sharp fish.like teeth. It came up on what they first took to be a huge neck， but as more and more of it emerged， everyone knew that this was not its neck but its body and that at last they were seeing what so many people have foolishly wanted to see.the great Sea Serpent. The folds of its gigantic tail could be seen far away， rising at intervals from the surface. And now its head was towering up higher than the mast.
