des, he had seenthe naviculre in the water move no-body knows how, a hundred times,without arms, or legs, or anything tostand in their stead. Neither was he frightened ; forhe had been doing no harm. So he stopped ; and, when the foremost truncheoncame up and asked his business, he showed… … vin A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 311 himself, till it was a wonder why lie did not tumbleover; but, being quite full of the spirit of justice (asall policemen, and their truncheons, ought to be), hewas always in a position of stable equilibrium, which-ever way he put himself. All right—pass on,…
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