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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 407

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again.Sometimes, one lesson isenough to teach the propermotions, and the rest is merepractice. Soon one acquiresthe strength to go from oneend of the bath to the other,to see how many times hestopping. What fine deepHow his chest rounds and fillshe becomes never to and then he triescan do it… … HIDING UNDER THE BATH-HOUSE. swimming on the side or back, going to sleep,using only the arms as propellers, or only the legs,—all the fancy steps, in short,—must be acquiredbefore he can ever be satisfied. And soon he i8So.) THE GIRLS SWIMMING BATH. 905 becomes almost amphibious. He becomes so…

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