"We found a noble ship, as helpless as a halibut in a tub.

The other he laid in the middle of the marble counter, and the next moment his assistant came along and slapped an outsize halibut on it.

It was a bright afternoon, but they sat indoors, and Mrs. Riddel, after an animated description of a game at cribbage with Miss Philpotts the night before, got the cards out and challenged Halibut to a game.