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It was found that the party consisted of several families of Indians who were out on a turtle-hunting expedition, for the season had arrived when turtles lay their eggs. This laying season of the turtle sets the whole population of those regions, civilised and savage, in motion, searching in the sands for eggs, and capturing or killing the animals.
In spite of Gladys's rather languid, helpless ways, he admired her very much; so the children scampered away, being left this time on a chair in the parlor. "Do you like turtles?" asked Faith of the guest. "I don't know," returned Gladys. "Didn't you ever see any?" asked Ernest in astonishment. "I don't believe so." "Then come on!" cried the boy, with a joyous whoop. "We'll go turtle-hunting."
The spoiler has been despoiled, the victor has been vanquished, and thus has Spain met the just fate clearly menaced by the Scriptures to those who smite with the sword. Geographical. A Remarkable Weed. Turtle-Hunting. Turtle-Steaks in Olden Times. The Gulf Stream. Deep-Sea Soundings. Mountain Range of Cuba. Curious Geological Facts. Subterranean Caverns. Wild Animals. The Rivers of the Island.
She continued excitedly: "We went turtle-hunting and found a lot of scrabbly things that I couldn't bear, but Faith and Ernest like them. Then when we found a pretty little young one that I wouldn't be a bit afraid of, Faith kept it for herself. Just think, when I was company, and she had all the others beside.
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