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with its feet. As soon as it arrived near the edge, but being 

 still under water, it tried to conceal itself in the tufts of sea- 

 weed, or it entered some crevice. As soon as it thought the 

 danger was past, it crawled out on the dry rocks, and shuf- 

 fled away as quickly as it could. I several times caught this 



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Charles 1. 



same lizard by driving it down to a point, and though hav- 

 ing such perfect powers of diving and swimming, nothing 

 would induce it to enter the water; and, as often as I threw 

 it in, it returned in the manner I have just described. Per- 

 haps this apparent stupidity may be explained by the fact 



