This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ...clear and sparkling at their feet. In one place there were natural stepping-stones, forming an easy means of descent, and the water for some twenty yards out, was only four or five feet deep, and clear white sand sparkled at the bottom. It was the beau-ideal of a place for bathing, and there were screams of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ...clear and sparkling at their feet. In one place there were natural stepping-stones, forming an easy means of descent, and the water for some twenty yards out, was only four or five feet deep, and clear white sand sparkled at the bottom. It was the beau-ideal of a place for bathing, and there were screams of delight from Mary and Caroline. The sun had not yet risen and it was delightfully cool, and very soon there was a merry party splashing about in the water. Blanche remained under Madame de Tremonille's care, glad, indeed, to do so, being somewhat afraid of going out of her depth. After they had been in a few minutes, Nelly, who was sitting on the rocks with their clothes, called out in a plaintive voice--"Missy Beatrice, may I come in de water?" "Well! Nelly, perhaps you had better stay till Jeannette is at liberty, and then you can bathe together." "Oh! Missy, let me stay in all de time, while she bathe and while you bathe, me can swim like fish, Missy." "Well! then, come on!" and presently Nelly's little dark form was seen to plunge fearlessly off the point of a rock into some rather deep water which lay on the other side. "Take care, take care, Nelly!" called Blanche, but the little thing was splashing about in great glee, and now came swimming quickly toward the party, using that peculiar paddling motion common among the negro children. She soon ventured out to sea The Shark. 167 for a considerable distance, and the rest of the party forgot her for a time. They were amusing themselves by trying to float and swim, when on a sudden Caroline Gisborne uttered an exclamation in a tone of horror, and stood upright in the water; her companions looked at her in amazement, and saw her turn very...
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