Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 129
that had been walkingon the sunny pavement, talking together in low,comfortable cooings, now spied their small mis-tress, and, lifting their wings with a quick, breezycommotion, flew to her, alighting on her head,shoulders, and hands. She seemed to havewings herself, so many were fluttering about… … HER FLOCK OF PET DOVES AND HER TAME LEOPARD. Carlos, hearing himself mentioned, got uplazily and walked toward them, his spotted skinbrightening in the sunlight, and his short manebristling as he lifted his head. Come, Carlos, called Elena, sending thedoves into the air with a quick toss of…
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