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am speaking of went into the lake, but with more 

 caution than before. The Dolphin again ap- 

 peared, and came to the boy, who, together 

 with his companions, swam away with great pre- 

 cipitation. The Dolphin, as it were to invite 

 and recall them, leaped and dived up and down, 

 darting about in a thousand different convolu- 

 tions ; this he practised for several days together* 

 till the people began to be ashamed of their ti- 

 midity. They ventured therefore to advance 

 nearer, playing with him, and calling him to 

 them ; while he, in return, suffered himself to be 

 touched and stroked. Use rendered them more 

 courageous ; the boy, in particular, who first had 

 experienced the safety, swam by the side of him, 

 and leaping upon his back, was carried about in 

 that manner : thus, they gradually became ac- 

 quainted and delighted with each other. There 

 seemed now, indeed, to be no fear on either 

 side ; the confidence of the one, and the tameness 

 of the other mutually increasing : the rest of the 

 boys in the mean while surrounding and encou- 

 raging their companion, 



" It is very remarkable that this Dolphin was 

 followed by a second, who seemed only a 

 spectator, or attendant on the former : for he did 



