Excerpts from the Book 'The House In The Water':

... engrossed in it. Presently the woodsman spoke again. He had been thinking, and had realized that his prestige had suffered some kind of blow. Of course, ...
... nourishment, they were then dragged out again, and floated down to be used in the repair of the dam. The other passage, especially adapted to quick ...
... of the house were springs bubbling up through the bottom, and keeping the temperature of the pond fairly uniform throughout the coldest weather, so ...
... to build a dam for nothing-he observed a second and much larger dam far away across the head of the pond. Hastening to investigate this upper dam, ...
... He began to feel that he knew all about dam-building and as there was nothing more to learn he wanted to go back to camp. He glanced anxiously at ...
... it. Oh, they're grit, all right, when it comes to standin' by the dam.. Hardly seems fair to take them that way, does it. mused the Boy sympathetically. It's ...
... would have given a good account of himself with any lynx alive. But this time, caught with head down and very busy, he stood small chance with ...
... Boy came swiftly to Jabe's side. Neat shot. said the woodsman but the note of astonished admiration in his tone was the most thrilling ...
... amiable New Brunswick backwoods can't get up a thrill quite worthy of the African jungle.. St. admonished Jabe. He's a-comin'. An' mad, too. Thinks ...
... where he crouched, whimpering. The old bear, too, was daunted for some seconds but then, seeing that the cub was not hurt, she was quick to perceive ...
... He had carefully investigated the alley of fir branches from the outside. Then he had broken through it behind the noose, and safely made off with the ...
... a passing ghost of chill. Here and there the pale green of the birches was thinly webbed with gold. Here and there a maple hung out amid its rich verdure ...
... stood no longer in need of protection. Then the hand of the law was lifted. Instantly in the hearts of men the hunter's fever flamed up, and, ...
... she expected to see it smashed in by a stroke of the monster's paw. She did not know a bear's caution, his cunning suspicion of traps, his dread ...
... BULL, AN UNGAINLY BROWN COW, AND A LONG-LEGGED, LONG-EARED CALF.]. Saying nothing to their people in the houses, after the reticent backwoods ...
... lay straight over the glistening mud. The old bear looked at it, and whined, knowing its treacheries. And the woodsman, watching with eager interest ...
... close by the edge of the wallow. This time he seemed determined to meet the shock squarely according to the rules of the game-which apparently demand ...
... new to his city born eyes, and he wanted to find out all about it, at once, for himself. He began struggling vigorously to get down out of the imprisoning ...
... into the branches of a lofty birch near by. Bitterly disappointed, the Kid gazed up after her, still clutching the bright toadstool to his breast. Then, ...
... Sonny. He's hurted awful. He killed the great, big-great, big- the Kid was at a loss how to explain, the great, big, dreadful cat, what was goin' ...