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His face, which was clean shaven, was the face of a hawk, with the contracted myope vision characteristic of that bird. It is probable that from the threshold he took in every occupant of the room. "Mrs. Carew," he said in a pleasant voice, speaking almost faultless English, "after all these years. What a pleasure!" He shook hands, turning at the same time to the others.
A moment after the departure of the coach the court yard was as still as a convent cloister. It was still enough to hear the click of madame's fingers, as she tapped her snuff-box. "The count doesn't see any better than he did toujours myope, lui" the old woman murmured to her son, with a pregnant wink, as she took her snuff.
Then he can dissect beetles like Straus Derekheim, without becoming a myope. But even this is not enough. Let us see what qualities would go to make up the ideal model of the truly wise student of Nature. He must have, in the first place, as the substratum of his faculties, the power of observation, with the passion that keeps it active and the skilful hand to serve its needs.
Of course, facets understood." "Supposing these facets myope or presbyte," observed Jack, "that gives seventeen thousand three hundred and twenty-five pairs of spectacles on one nose!" "How wonderfully varied are the forms of Nature.
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