The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby (1915)
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944, ill · Boston : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 136
n along, seemingly lookingfor him ; but he drifted down into the deep hole below,and there lay quite still, and they could not find him. Tom waited a long time, till all was quiet ; and thenhe peeped out, and saw the man lying. At last he screwedup his courage and swam down to him. Perhaps,he… … AND SAT UPON A LITTLE POINT OF ROCK. 117 THE WATER BABIES swam round and round him, closer and closer ; and,as he did not stir, at last he came quite close and lookedhim in the face. The moon shone so bright that Tom could see everyfeature ; and, as he saw, he recollected, bit by bit,it was his old…
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