large/6670/captain_hatteras_2_1401_librivox_64kb_mp3/captainhatteras2_16_verne_64kb_3
large/6670/captain_hatteras_2_1401_librivox_64kb_mp3/captainhatteras2_16_verne_64kb
English
6670
They were charming creatures, so graceful and gentle, male and female, both adorned with noble antlers, wide spreading and deeply notched. Their skin had already lost its winter whiteness, and began to assume the brown tint of summer. THEY WERE CHARMING CREATURES SO GRACEFUL AND GENTLE MALE AND FEMALE BOTH ADORNED WITH NOBLE ANTLERS WIDE SPREADING AND DEEPLY NOTCHED THEIR SKIN HAD ALREADY LOST ITS WINTER WHITENESS AND BEGAN TO ASSUME THE BROWN TINT OF SUMMER
 to Altamont-- "Why give shot to those who come for caresses? The death of these little beasts could do us no good." "You say what's true, Clawbonny. Let them live!" replied Hatteras. [Illustration: ] "And these ptarmigans too, I suppose, and these long-legged plovers," added Altamont, as a whole covey of birds flew down among the hunters, never suspecting their danger. Duk could not tell what to make of it, and stood stupefied. It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures; they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, and lay down at his feet as if inviting friendly caresses, and doing their utmost to welcome the strangers. The whole glen echoed with their joyous cries as they darted to and fro from all parts. The good Doctor seemed some mighty enchanter. The hunters had continued their course along the banks of the river, when a sudden bend in the valley revealed a herd of deer, eight or ten in number, peacefully browsing on some lichens that lay half-buried in the snow.  TILL THE KIND HEARTED MAN COULD NOT HELP SAYING TO ALTAMONT WHY GIVE SHOT TO THOSE WHO COME FOR CARESSES THE DEATH OF THESE LITTLE BEASTS COULD DO US NO GOOD YOU SAY WHAT'S TRUE CLAWBONNY LET THEM LIVE REPLIED HATTERAS AND THOSE PTARMIGANS TOO I SUPPOSE AND THESE LONG LEGGED PLOVERS ADDED ALTAMONT AS A WHOLE COVEY OF BIRDS FLEW DOWN AMONG THE HUNTERS NEVER SUSPECTING THEIR DANGER DUKE COULD NOT TELL WHAT TO MAKE OF IT AND STOOD STUPEFIED IT WAS A STRANGE AND TOUCHING SPECTACLE TO SEE THE PRETTY CREATURES THEY FLEW ON CLAWBONNY'S SHOULDERS AND LAY DOWN AT HIS FEET AS IF INVITING FRIENDLY CARESSES AND DOING THEIR UTMOST TO WELCOME THE STRANGERS THE WHOLE GLEN ECHOED WITH THEIR JOYOUS CRIES AS THEY DARTED TO AND FRO FROM ALL PARTS THE GOOD DOCTOR SEEMED SOME MIGHTY ENCHANTER THE HUNTERS HAD CONTINUED THEIR COURSE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER WHEN A SUDDEN BEND IN THE VALLEY REVEALED A HERD OF DEER EIGHT OR TEN IN NUMBER PEACEFULLY BROWSING ON SOME LICHENS THAT LAY HALF BURIED IN THE SNOW
large/6670/captain_hatteras_2_1401_librivox_64kb_mp3/captainhatteras2_16_verne_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/6670/captain_hatteras_2_1401_librivox_64kb_mp3/captainhatteras2_16_verne_64kb.flac