The Character Building Readers (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1910. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... to the earth. Once on board, we got rid of the heavy copper helmets. Captain Nemo's first word was to the Canadian. "Thank you, Master Land," said he. 38. "It was in revenge, Captain," replied Ned Land. "I owed you that." 39. A smile passed across the captain's lips, and that was all. "To the Nautilus" said he. 40. The boat flew over the waves. Some minutes later we met the shark's dead body floating. It was more than twenty-five feet long; its enormous mouth occupied one third of its body. 41. Whilst I was contemplating this inert mass, a dozen of these voracious beasts appeared round the boat; and without noticing us they threw themselves upon the dead body, and fought with one another for the pieces. 42. At half-past eight we were again on board the Nautilus. There I reflected on the incident that had taken place in our excursion to the Manaar Bank on the coast of Ceylon. --jules Verne. LXXIII. THE WONDERFUL CHIP 1. The following narrative, by Mr. Williams, the missionary, describes in a striking manner the feelings of an untaught people when observing for the first time the effects of written communications. 2. "In the erection of my chapel," says he, "having come to the work one morning without my square, I picked up a chip, and with a piece of charcoal wrote upon it a request that Mrs. Williams would send me that article. 3. "I called a chief, who was superintending a part of the work, and said to him, ' Friend, take this; go to our house, and give it to Mrs. Williams.' 4. "He was a singular-looking man, remarkably quick in his movements. He had been a great warrior, but in one of the numerous battles he had fought, he had lost an eye. Giving me an inexpressible look with the other, he said: 'Take that She will call me a fool and scold me, if I carry a ch...