Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 67
de of the fence. Lads alltoo often try to throw a slow ball merely by let-ting up in the motion of their arm as they use itfor their swift ball; the result is the batter canplainly see it is a slow ball coming toward him,and he hits it with ease. And so the tale might run on to pages andpages; but… … Suddenly, an otter popped up from below thesurface of the water with a yellow stone balancedneatly on his brown, little head. I stopped by hisinclosure and stared as he swam about with hismates. They were all exactly alike, and neither he nor they seemed to notice anything unusual.He dived,…
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