Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 832
upon some plan, for they all dropped tothe ground, and slowly, with outspread wingsand open mouths, painfully crossed the hotearth between the tree and the house, and presently we saw the marvelous sight of thewhole troop, headed by little Silvereye, trailingup to the veranda. In amazement and… … THE BIRDS DID NOT MOVE AWAY, BUTALLOWED US TO TOUCH THEM. We obeyed at once, and the birds came pant-ing in, their wings drooping, their beaks apart.Oh, the wonder and the joy of it! Our heartsswelled and almost burst with delight at thethought that the birds — our dear wild birdswhom we loved so…
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