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his freedom unhurt he rewarded us by some 

 brilliant tree climbing, during which he glided 

 up a trunk, in and out among branches, and 

 along limbs from tree to tree. I hope he will 

 do no harm during the new term of life which 

 we gave him. 



A little after two o' clock we said adieu to 

 North Truro, the fair lighthouse, the cliffs, the 

 heaving Atlantic, and the plaintive starlings. 

 As we rolled homeward along the bay shore 

 hundreds of wild ducks flew, swam, or sat 

 motionless upon the quiet water. Gulls by scores 

 fed on the bars or frolicked in the sky. Clouds 

 gathered, the air grew colder, and by midnight 

 Massachusetts was in the midst of one of the 

 fiercest storms of the year. 



