The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 145Atlantic Monthly Company, 1930 - American literature |
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Page 107
For as soon as a bird . started to close in upon him he would dart between her legs , when she would shoot upward , and he would slip forward a good six feet before his way was again blocked . By this time the snake had reached a ...
For as soon as a bird . started to close in upon him he would dart between her legs , when she would shoot upward , and he would slip forward a good six feet before his way was again blocked . By this time the snake had reached a ...
Page 382
We put the canoe in the water to meet him , but before we could get close enough to strike he took fright and went down to stay . Another came from the opposite direction , but again we failed to reach him in time .
We put the canoe in the water to meet him , but before we could get close enough to strike he took fright and went down to stay . Another came from the opposite direction , but again we failed to reach him in time .
Page 387
A number of white whales appeared close to camp and then two small bowheads passed a quarter of a mile away . The first one was traveling very fast , so we paid no further attention to it , but the second was moving slowly and rising ...
A number of white whales appeared close to camp and then two small bowheads passed a quarter of a mile away . The first one was traveling very fast , so we paid no further attention to it , but the second was moving slowly and rising ...
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