Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 316
ing on about him. A peculiarityof the chameleon is the power of moving theeyes independently of each other, so that, withone looking ahead, the other may be observingsomething over the shoulder. On this accountthe new pet was called Swivel-eye. Up the Shat-el-Arab River, lying off Bus-sorah, whence… … ANOTHER OF THE KEARSAROES PETS. eyes were large and brown and lustrous; hislittle horns and hoofs were as black and shin-ing as ebony; his fawn-colored skin was likesilk; his movements were the embodiment ofgrace. No one had the heart to contemplatekilling such a beautiful creature; so when somemen…
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