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... seemed to be but one thought in the mind of the drake , and that was home . Several times we headed him off and brought him back , till , finally , on the third or fourth day , I said to my son , " If that drake is really bound to go ...
... seemed to be but one thought in the mind of the drake , and that was home . Several times we headed him off and brought him back , till , finally , on the third or fourth day , I said to my son , " If that drake is really bound to go ...
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... seemed to have an exact map of the country in his mind ; he soon left the station road , and went around a house through a vineyard till he struck a stone fence that crossed his course at right angles ; this he followed eastward till it ...
... seemed to have an exact map of the country in his mind ; he soon left the station road , and went around a house through a vineyard till he struck a stone fence that crossed his course at right angles ; this he followed eastward till it ...
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... seemed as if an invisible cord was attached to him and he was being pulled down the road . Just opposite a farm lane which led up to a group of farm buildings and which did indeed look like his home lane , he paused and seemed to be ...
... seemed as if an invisible cord was attached to him and he was being pulled down the road . Just opposite a farm lane which led up to a group of farm buildings and which did indeed look like his home lane , he paused and seemed to be ...
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... turned toward the highway . In a few minutes he found himself in a corner formed by the meeting of two stone fences . Then he turned appealingly to me , uttering the soft note of the mallard . seemed to cross his THE WIT OF A DUCK 27.
... turned toward the highway . In a few minutes he found himself in a corner formed by the meeting of two stone fences . Then he turned appealingly to me , uttering the soft note of the mallard . seemed to cross his THE WIT OF A DUCK 27.
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Elizabeth Virginia Brown. soft note of the mallard . seemed to cross his mind . To use his wings never Well , I am bound to confess ... seemed suddenly to see some familiar landmark , and he rushed up it 28 STORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND NATURE.
Elizabeth Virginia Brown. soft note of the mallard . seemed to cross his mind . To use his wings never Well , I am bound to confess ... seemed suddenly to see some familiar landmark , and he rushed up it 28 STORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND NATURE.
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