Cephalopod; for it was fixed in his little headthat if a man with clothes on caught him, he mightput clothes on him too, and make a dirty blackchimney-sweep of him again. But, when the professorpoked him, it was more than he could bear; and,between fright and rage, he turned to bay as valiantly IV… … thence he dived into the water and was gone in amoment. But it was a water-baby, and I heard it speak !cried Ellie. Ah, it is gone! And she jumped 160 THE WATER-BABIES CHAP. down off the rock to try ami catch Tnm hefore lieslipped into the sea. Too late ! and what was worse, as she sprang down,she…
Fairy tales · Chimney sweeps
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