▁his ▁head ▁pok ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁window . ▁ ▁As ▁Ho over ▁grew , ▁so ▁did ▁his ▁app et ite , ▁and ▁the ▁Sw all ows ▁found ▁themselves ▁contract ing ▁a ▁firm ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Maine , ▁to ▁supply ▁them ▁with ▁enough ▁fish . ▁The ▁Sw all ows ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁se al ▁pup ▁constantly . ▁ ▁Alice ▁Sw allow ▁rec alls ▁in ▁her ▁book , ▁Ho over ▁the ▁Se al ▁and ▁George : ▁“ If ▁George ▁was ▁late ▁in ▁giving ▁Ho over ▁his ▁breakfast ▁[ he ] ▁found ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁steps ▁… ▁George ▁would ▁y ell , ▁“ Hello , ▁there .” ▁George ▁and ▁Ho over ▁were ▁great ▁friends . ▁Sometimes ▁Ho over ▁would ▁hide ▁… ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁appear ▁until ▁George ▁y elled , ▁“ Get ▁out ▁of ▁there ▁and ▁come ▁over ▁here !” ▁Then ▁Ho over ▁would ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁hiding ▁and ▁r ush ▁over ▁to ▁George ▁and ▁gre et ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁wet , ▁fish y ▁kiss .” ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Ho over ▁began ▁to ▁m im ic ▁George ’ s ▁thick , ▁gru ff ▁acc ent ▁and ▁catch phr ases . ▁ ▁So on , ▁however , ▁the ▁Sw all ows ▁rel uct antly ▁decided ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁keep ▁Ho over , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁increasing ▁growth ▁and ▁enorm ous ▁fish ▁int ake . ▁In ▁August , ▁they ▁contact ed ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Aqu arium , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁accept ▁Ho over ▁at ▁their ▁facility . ▁ ▁New ▁England