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At last it began to be really hot weather. AT LAST IT BEGAN TO BE REALLY HOT WEATHER
here was a magnificent halo; the monarch of day appeared surrounded by a luminous circle, radiant with all the prismatic colours. This phenomenon never lost its charm, for the Doctor, however frequently it occurred, and he always noted carefully down all particulars respecting it. Before long the feathered tribes began to return, filling the air with their discordant cries. Flocks of bustards and Canadian geese from Florida or Arkansas came flying north with marvellous rapidity, bringing spring beneath their wings. The Doctor shot several, and among them one or two cranes and a solitary stork. The snow was now fast melting, and the ice-fields were covered with "slush." All round the bay large pools had formed, between which the soil appeared as if some product of spring. The Doctor recommenced his sowing, for he had plenty of seed; but he was surprised to find sorrel growing already between the half-dried stones, and even pale sickly heaths, trying to show their delicate pink blossoms. FOUR HOURS NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A MAGNIFICENT HALO THE MONARCH OF DAY APPEARED SURROUNDED BY A LUMINOUS CIRCLE RADIANT WITH ALL THE PRISMATIC COLOURS THIS PHENOMENON NEVER LOST ITS CHARM FOR THE DOCTOR HOWEVER FREQUENTLY IT OCCURRED AND HE ALWAYS NOTED CAREFULLY DOWN ALL PARTICULARS RESPECTING IT BEFORE LONG THE FEATHERED TRIBES BEGAN TO RETURN FILLING THE AIR WITH THEIR DISCORDANT CRIES FLOCKS OF BUSTARDS AND CANADIAN GEESE FROM FLORIDA OR ARKANSAS CAME FLYING NORTH WITH MARVELOUS RAPIDITY BRINGING SPRING BENEATH THEIR WINGS THE DOCTOR SHOT SEVERAL AND AMONG THEM ONE OR TWO CRANES AND A SOLITARY STORK THE SNOW WAS NOW FAST MELTING AND THE ICE FIELDS WERE COVERED WITH SLUSH ALL ROUND THE BAY LARGE POOLS HAD FORMED BETWEEN WHICH THE SOIL APPEARED AS IF SOME PRODUCT OF SPRING THE DOCTOR RECOMMENCED HIS SEWING FOR HE HAD PLENTY OF SEED BUT HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SORREL GROWING ALREADY BETWEEN THE HALF DRIED STONES AND EVEN PALE SICKLY HEATHS TRYING TO SHOW THEIR DELICATE PINK BLOSSOMS
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