Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 522
. The occupant resentsthe liberty with erect feathers, and our balloonquickly descends, and takes refuge under thepiano. Recovering his presence of mind, pres-ently he peeps cautiously out, and begins to ascendagain. Here he comes toward us—slowly, majes-tically ! Strike at him with a fan, and lo !… … with the air of a critic. You lie down on yourback, on the comfortable sofa in the corner, watch-ing the balloon as it sails slowly about, and wonder-ing what it will do next, until—until you fall asleep !You are awakened by something tickling yournose ; and, looking up, you suddenly discover the
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