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as the old wives mumble to us when we're sick. Heigho! would I were in the little island well home again, though that were just their song of welcome to me, as I am a Christian. 'Tell me your name, friend, said Farina. 'Guy's my name, young man: Goshawk's my title. Guy the Goshawk! so they called me in my merry land. The cap sticks when it no longer fits.
New as the apartment appeared to be, it was old enough to contain the brief little records of her maidenhood: the childish samplers and pictures; the sporting epoch with its fox-heads, opossum and wild-cat skins, riding-whip, and the goshawk in a cage, which Miss Sally believed could be trained as a falcon; the religious interval of illustrated texts, "Rock of Ages," cardboard crosses, and the certificate of her membership with "The Daughters of Sion" at the head of her little bed, down to the last decadence of frivolity shown in the be-ribboned guitar in the corner, and the dance cards, favors, and rosettes, military buttons, dried bouquets, and other love gages on the mantelpiece.
This was that bloodthirsty and tireless slayer, the goshawk, or great grey henhawk. Where that grim peril was concerned, the brown duck would take no risks. For the sake of those eggs among the willow stems, she held her life very dear, never flying more than a short circle around the island to stretch her wings, never swimming or feeding any distance from the safe covert of the rushes.
In this case it has sometimes been found that the Goshawk has quietly flown up to their house and alighted on its summit; there, by violently beating his wings, he gives a succession of sudden blows to the roof. Startled and frightened by this unaccustomed noise, the inhabitants dart out, and the bird of prey can then profit by their alarm to seize one or two.
A little doctoring will right the bold Baron. He strode jauntily to the verge of the board, and held his finger for Margarita to follow. She stepped forward. The men put their beards together, muttering. She could not advance. Farina doubled his elbow, and presented sword-point. Three of the ruffians now disputed the way with bare steel. Margarita looked at the Goshawk.
Ere the echoes of his voice had ceased lamenting into the distance, they found themselves alone on the wharf. 'He opened like a bat! said the stranger. 'His shadow was red! said Farina. 'He was off like an arrow! said the stranger. 'Oh! pledge of my young love, how could I lose thee! exclaimed the youth, and his eyes were misted with tears. Guy the Goshawk shook his brown locks gravely.
Among these are the golden eagle, the white-headed or sea eagle, the osprey, the peregrine falcon, the gyrfalcon, the merlin goshawk, the common buzzard, rough-legged buzzard, hen-harrier, long-eared owl, short-eared owl, great snowy owl, and Tengmalm's owl.
He cried a little, because his back hurt him, and because he was so glad to be safe at home once more. "What color were those eggs?" Mrs. Coon inquired. "White!" said Fatty. "Ah, ha!" Mrs. Coon said. "Don't you remember that crows' eggs are a blueish green? That must have been a goshawk's nest. And a goshawk is the fiercest of all the hawks there are. It's no wonder your back is clawed.
Schwartz Thier, rendered either sullen or stunned by the latest cracked crown he had received, held his jaws close as if they had been nailed. At Linz the horses were well breathed. The Goshawk, who had been snoring an instant before, examined them keenly, and shook his calculating head. 'Punch that beast of yours in the ribs, said he to Farina. 'Ah! not a yard of wind in him.
'Tis the best fellow that ever lived; but he is under my guidance, and I shall be very particular to whom he is introduced. 'Lord! I wonder who he can be! said the young man. 'I say, Mirabel, you will be done on Goshawk, if you don't take care, I can tell you that. 'Thank you, good Coventry; if you like to bet the odds, I will take them.
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