The lynx is an expert swimmer and is dangerous to tackle in 

 the ivater, for he can turn ivith remarkable agility, and board a 

 canoe in a moment. Of all northern animals he is perhaps the most 

 silent walker. Though he often behaves like a coward, hunters 

 approach him with care when he is cauglit in a steel trap, as he can 

 make a great spring and when he chooses, can . . . See Cliapter III 



