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  1    1,    1|     through the action of the salt water! This waif had been tossing
  2    1,    1|            but much damaged by the water.~“That’s vexing,” said Lord
  3    1,    1|        cork. A strong odor of salt water pervaded the whole saloon,
  4    1,    2|   obliterated by the action of the water. Lord Glenarvan examined
  5    1,    8|        lack trees and consequently water. The rough weather prevented
  6    1,    8|       anchored in eight fathoms of water before the town. The weather
  7    1,    9|    throughout, sufficient depth of water, even close to the shore,
  8    1,    9|             and abundance of fresh water, and rivers abounding in
  9    1,   11|         torrents provide them with water in the mountains, and the
 10    1,   13| compensation, however,” he added, “water will boil at less than 100
 11    1,   13|           into the kettle when the water boiled, and the mercury
 12    1,   14|           which supplied them with water, though it was still somewhat
 13    1,   14|          his face bathed with cold water. He moved slightly, opened
 14    1,   15|       heads were disporting in the water, disputing possession with
 15    1,   15|            and leather bottles for water, the Indians agreed to take
 16    1,   17|       spots, almost entirely under water, where the willows grew,
 17    1,   17|        when he expected to come to water.~“At Lake Salinas,” replied
 18    1,   17|      generally dig wells, and find water a few feet below the surface.
 19    1,   17|     husband the small provision of water they had still left, and
 20    1,   17|            tired out and dying for water, and though their riders
 21    1,   18|         CHAPTER XVIII IN SEARCH OF WATER~LAKE SALINAS ends the string
 22    1,   18|        lake as supplying drinkable water he was thinking of the RIOS
 23    1,   18|      thinking of the RIOS of fresh water which run into it. Those
 24    1,   18|           however; for what little water still remained was almost
 25    1,   18|            off. If there should be water enough in the river, they
 26    1,   18|           manage to find out fresh water somewhere,” he added, “we
 27    1,   18|             But Paganel dreamed of water all night, of torrents and
 28    1,   18|        ready. Their last ration of water was given them, and drunk
 29    1,   18|          decrease, and the want of water might involve serious calamities.
 30    1,   18|          could not mistake him now—water was not far off.~The two
 31    1,   18|          tremble in the sunlight.~“Water!” exclaimed Glenarvan.~“
 32    1,   18|        Glenarvan.~“Yes, yes! it is water!” shouted Robert.~They were
 33    1,   18|        sure of finding clear, cool water when they get here— that
 34    1,   18|           could we carry them this water? The leather bottles were
 35    1,   18|       their meal with clear, fresh water, which was pronounced superior
 36    1,   19|          marauders, or of jaguars, water tigers, and other terrible
 37    1,   20|         none the worse for it. The water of the Guamini greatly aided
 38    1,   20|           bottles were filled with water, and the day’s march commenced.
 39    1,   20|        lagoons, sometimes of fresh water, sometimes of brackish.
 40    1,   22|       natural trenches filled with water. No shelter was near, and
 41    1,   22|           Next day the presence of water became still more sensibly
 42    1,   22|            circumscribed pieces of water unencumbered with aquatic
 43    1,   22|           plains so saturated with water. Never, to his knowledge,
 44    1,   22|          till it seemed half under water.~They quickened their pace,
 45    1,   22|          fast enough to escape the water, which rolled in great sheets
 46    1,   22|         their horses dashed up the water to their waists at every
 47    1,   22|        Wilson had not kept off the water.~The supper was a dull meal,
 48    1,   22|          had abated, but floods of water still covered the ground.
 49    1,   22|           Vivarota, into which the water from the plains generally
 50    1,   22|           and on such level plains water would sweep along with fearful
 51    1,   22|         the way, bounding over the water as if it had been his natural
 52    1,   22|         raised such a whirlwind of water in their course that it
 53    1,   22|         the hidden grass below the water. They fell, and were pulled
 54    1,   22|       however, were breast-high in water now, and could only advance
 55    1,   22|       their depth, and six feet of water would be enough to drown
 56    1,   22|          with half a pint of muddy water. The Major advanced quietly,
 57    1,   22|            The sailors took to the water like porpoises, while Robert
 58    1,   22|         perished in the flood.~The water had risen to the top of
 59    1,   23|         before he plunged into the water to save Thaouka.”~“Generous,
 60    1,   23|          In three days, should the water subside, they would be on
 61    1,   24|           examine the state of the water by looking at the notches
 62    1,   25|       CHAPTER XXV BETWEEN FIRE AND WATER~BEFORE turning into “their
 63    1,   25|       disturbed the surface of the water. There seemed to be scarcely
 64    1,   25|           A dark shadow lay on the water, and it could hardly be
 65    1,   25|            over the surface of the water.~“It is phosphorescence,
 66    1,   25|         were reflected back by the water with unerring exactness.
 67    1,   25|            the less cruel.~“To the water!” exclaimed Glenarvan.~Wilson,
 68    1,   25|            were there, lashing the water with their powerful tails,
 69    1,   25|      haggard looks at the fire and water leagued against him, hardly
 70    1,   25|     linking together the turbulent water and the angry clouds. This
 71    1,   25|        into its center a column of water from the lake, while its
 72    1,   25|       branches touched the foaming water.~It was the work of an instant.
 73    1,   25|         continually drawing up the water into itself.~The OMBU now
 74    1,   25|           disappeared, lashing the water with its formidable tail.~
 75    1,   26|          sounding the depth of the water with a long branch, Tom
 76    1,   26|         marshy ground, still under water, soon lay behind them, as
 77    1,   26|           on the gloomy expanse of water that met their sight.~“But
 78    1,   26|         the cannon came across the water and died away on the shore.
 79    1,   26|          been pushed back into the water. Just as Robert was going
 80    2,    2|  altogether, for she flew over the water like a bird, spreading all
 81    2,    3|         across the Pampas— air and water seemed in league to help
 82    2,    5|       doubt there was abundance of water to float the ship over the
 83    2,    5|           the whole surface of the water. The billows fell as if
 84    2,    6|          in five fathoms’ depth of water, with a solid bottom of
 85    2,    6|            away or stranded at low water. After so many hours of
 86    2,    7|   shuttlecock. She had six feet of water in her hold, and was gradually
 87    2,    7|         deserts, where there is no water and where the heat is tropical,
 88    2,   10|           bullocks would taste the water and turn back. The sheep
 89    2,   10|     intimate acquaintance with the water. The next expedient employed
 90    2,   10|         Below, on the bosom of the water, were a couple of shy and
 91    2,   10|     windings of the Wimerra, which water the charming landscape in
 92    2,   10|           quarter of a mile up the water seemed shallower, and it
 93    2,   10|          keep them floating on the water; but they had no such swimming
 94    2,   10|           hollow deepened, and the water rose to the middle of the
 95    2,   10|   courageously. He jumped into the water, and hanging on by the bullocks’
 96    2,   10|        most precarious manner. The water now rose to the ladies’
 97    2,   15|       mistress of the products and water, and great trees where the
 98    2,   16|        ascertain the height of the water, and came back dripping
 99    2,   16|         Large patches of yellowish water— muddy, dirty ponds indeed
100    2,   16|     probably we must wait till the water goes down.”~“Wait!” cried
101    2,   17|            the heavy rain that the water was a foot above the level.
102    2,   18|         the wound first with fresh water and then closed the orifice;
103    2,   18|         him swallow a few drops of water.~After about a quarter of
104    2,   19|         Paganel announced that the water was already lower. “What
105    2,   19|           the cords broke, and the water bubbled up between. The
106    2,   19|       Should this lack of food and water continue till evening, they
107    2,   19|          then Providence steps in. Water presented itself in the
108    3,    2|            prevented his obtaining water, and he finally quitted
109    3,    3|           but a few feet below the water.”~“In that case those on
110    3,    4|        people swallow a draught of water to revive themselves. He
111    3,    4|         davits by the force of the water.~John Mangles never released
112    3,    4|            lurch, and the sheet of water not being able to escape
113    3,    4|          side, gazed into the dark water, and called out, “Wilson,
114    3,    6|   structure above the level of the water. On this strong foundation,
115    3,    6|          staunch and safe from sea water, and then lowered on to
116    3,    6|         the anchor in five fathoms water. The raft backed about two
117    3,    6|         that direction but sky and water, except one sharply-defined
118    3,    6|           Mulrady, jumped into the water. The raft was firmly moored
119    3,    7|   Brigadier-General Carey, without water or provisions, refused to
120    3,    8|          shortly a nearer sound of water indicated that the confluence
121    3,    9|            as a dense cloud on the water. But the rays of the sun
122    3,   10|        incloses this vast sheet of water whose roaring tempests rival
123    3,   13|       useful still is the food and water provided for Kara-Tete.”~
124    3,   13|          Large jars contained pure water, and a dozen baskets artistically
125    3,   14|           while streams of boiling water and lava flowed toward the
126    3,   14|         having been sprinkled with water at 220 degrees. This water
127    3,   14|         water at 220 degrees. This water at first spread a smell
128    3,   15|  vegetation.~On every side jets of water rose like park fountains,
129    3,   15|          fatigue, and there was no water wherewith to quench it.~
130    3,   19|           cutting her way over the water at the rate of sixteen knots
131    3,   20|        wild endive, and pure fresh water, composed the simple repast,
132    3,   20|      meadows, and a brook of fresh water, which fortunately never