When at last he began to speak, it sounded almost as though he were singing, sadly, in a dream. Then the dog shut his eyes tight, poked his nose straight up in the air and sniffed hard with his mouth half-open.įor a long time he said nothing. Wait now, and I'll tell you some of the harder scents that are coming on this wind-a few of the dainty ones." Any mongrel could smell those with a cold in the head. "And those are only a few of the easy smells-the strong ones. "Can you really smell all those different things in this one wind?" asked the Doctor. "Tar Spanish onions kerosene oil wet raincoats crushed laurel-leaves rubber burning lace-curtains being washed-No, my mistake, lace-curtains hanging out to dry and foxes-hundreds of 'em-cubs and-" “Then Jip went up to the front of the ship and smelt the wind and he started muttering to himself,
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