The Pearl of Orr's Island; a Story of the Coast of Maine
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"Captain Kittridge," she said at last, "do the mermaids toll any bells for people when they are drowned ? " Now the Captain had never been known to indicate the least ignorance on any subject in heaven or earth, which any one wished his opinion on ; he therefore leisurely poked another great crackling bough of green hemlock into the fire, and, Yankee-like, answered one question by asking another.
"What put that into your curly pate 1 " he said.
"A book I 've been reading says they do, — that is..., sea- nymphs do. Ain't sea-nymphs and mermaids the same thing?" "Wal', I guess they be, pretty much," said the Cap- tain, rubbing down his pantaloons; "yes, they be," he added, after reflection.
"And when people are drowned, how long does it take 138 THE PEAEL OF OEE'S ISLA.ND for their bones to turn into coral, and their eyes into pearl ? " said little Mara.
"Well, that depends upon circumstances," said the Cap- tain, who wasn't going to be posed; "but let me jist see your book you've been reading these things out of." "I found it in a barrel up garret, and grandma gave it to me," said Mara, unrolling her handkerchief; "it's a beautiful book, — it tells about an island, and there was an old enchanter lived on it, and he had one daughter, and there was a spirit they called Ariel, whom a wicked old witch fastened in a split of a pine-tree, till the enchanter got him out.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"Captain Kittridge," she said at last, "do the mermaids toll any bells for people when they are drowned ? " Now the Captain had never been known to indicate the least ignorance on any subject in heaven or earth, which any one wished his opinion on ; he therefore leisurely poked another great crackling bough of green hemlock into the fire, and, Yankee-like, answered one question by asking another.
"What put that into your curly pate 1 " he said.
"A book I 've been reading says they do, — that is..., sea- nymphs do. Ain't sea-nymphs and mermaids the same thing?" "Wal', I guess they be, pretty much," said the Cap- tain, rubbing down his pantaloons; "yes, they be," he added, after reflection.
"And when people are drowned, how long does it take 138 THE PEAEL OF OEE'S ISLA.ND for their bones to turn into coral, and their eyes into pearl ? " said little Mara.
"Well, that depends upon circumstances," said the Cap- tain, who wasn't going to be posed; "but let me jist see your book you've been reading these things out of." "I found it in a barrel up garret, and grandma gave it to me," said Mara, unrolling her handkerchief; "it's a beautiful book, — it tells about an island, and there was an old enchanter lived on it, and he had one daughter, and there was a spirit they called Ariel, whom a wicked old witch fastened in a split of a pine-tree, till the enchanter got him out.
What to read after The Pearl of Orr's Island; a Story of the Coast of Maine?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Stowe Harriet Beecher to read onlineMoreLess
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