Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, ill · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 136
off tosee for himself; and, when he came near, the ballturned out to be four or five beautiful creatures, manytimes larger than Tom, who were swimming about, androlling, and diving, and twisting, and wrestling, andcuddling, and kissing, and biting, and scratching, inthe most charming fashion that… … go down to Corderys Moor,and watch by the greatwithy pollard which hangsover the backwater, where theotters breed sometimes), andthen say, if otters at play inthe water are not the mer-riest, lithest, gracefullest crea-tures you ever saw. But, when the biggest ofthem saw Tom, she darted outfrom the…
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