| 单词 | merman |
| 例句 | In the background of my mental link, I heard underwater explosions and the sound of battle cries: Cyclopes bellowing, mermen shouting. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The wing spun through the air, bounced off the merman, and landed with a loud thump on the platform. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The merman of House Manderly was everywhere in evidence, flying from the towers of the New Castle, above the Seal Gate, and along the city walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The champagne fountain, in the shape of a merman riding a dolphin, had not been used for years. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z One guy was a merman with two fish tails instead of one. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The Frey men wore the badge of the two towers, those from White Harbor displayed merman and trident. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Take your pick. Which one do you want? The sea horse? Or the merman?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The merman held his trident in his wooden fist, the mermaid looked into the distance out of pale green eyes, dreaming of the waters of the open sea. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The main courtyard was filled with warriors—mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Harry struggled to fight off the mermen, but they laughed harder than ever, holding him back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And swimming through the streets, hanging out in the courtyards, practicing combat with tridents and swords in the arena were dozens of mermen and mermaids—honest-to-goodness fish-people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A stone merman rose from its waters, twenty feet tall from tail to crown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He looked up at the unicorn, at the merman with the pale green face, and at the lion, the winged lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He swam swiftly toward a seven-foot-tall merman with a long green beard and a choker of shark fangs and tried to mime a request to borrow the spear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I thought Poseidon would deflect it or something, but it landed on the outer comer of the yard and exploded, sending mermen tumbling through the water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The merman’s puckered lips had been green with mold. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Only bubbles flew out of his mouth, but he had the distinct impression that the mermen had understood him, because they suddenly stopped laughing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I looked down at the courtyards below and saw hundreds of wounded mermen lying on makeshift cots. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Outriders spied the Manderly banners—the white merman with trident in hand, rising from a blue-green sea— and hailed them warmly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His jaw dropped even farther when he saw the life-size merman hanging by its tail from a Woody hook and chain in the ceiling near the staircase. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Renzo put his hand on the merman's back; Prosper braced himself against the unicorn. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z All five of them were there: the unicorn, the mermaid, the merman, the sea horse, and the lion, who now spread both his wings as if he'd never lost one. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of course! Unicom, mermaid, lion, merman"—he smacked his forehead—“...and there's the sea horse. The merry-go-round of the Merciful Sisters! Incredible!" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z With the butt of his trident he tapped the image of a merman larger than the rest, with the horns of a bull. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was surrounded by a glittering cloud of dust—at least I thought it was dust, until I realized it was a swarm of mermen trying to attack the monster. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The merman came around with his trident, now the mermaid, now the lion, and then the unicorn drifted into sight, even slower now. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When nobody answered him, Barbarossa shook the coat off his shoulders, climbed out of his huge pants, and stumbled toward the merman. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And in the end, Hadley is right: It is cooler with mermen. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z The presence of this merman becomes a study in textures more than content. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z But in the remake, Tatum will play the role of the mermaid—or merman, rather—who saves and then reunites with Bell. Channing Tatum to Play Mermaid in Disney's Splash Remake 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Vallgren captures a child’s razor-sharp intuition about a parent’s changing mood, but he extends this to her awareness of the merman as well. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Though not a real merman, this example of a Japanese ningyo — which translates to “human fish” — is striking in its own right. Spellbound by Harry Potter and the Museum of Magic 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Vallgren’s merman comes from the same place, in that the world that created us made him, too, this muscular creature of gills, lungs and terrible vulnerability. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Of course, a merman calls attention to himself on the page, but the magic weaves seamlessly into the tone of the story. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Yes, an actual merman, with flippers, who has been alive for centuries. In ‘The Pisces,’ a Woman and a Merman Fall in Love. Aquatic Erotica Ensues. 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In another, a clothed damsel apparently flees a merman on a moonlit shore. Review: Maureen Gallace, Lynda Barry, and Louis M. Eilshemius and Bob Thompson 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z There is nothing fanciful about this merman and his existence. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The merman, for all his realness, offers a touch of the sublime. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z In Luke Edward Hall’s one-bedroom flat, there are shell-shaped wall lamps, merman candlesticks and so many books that his shelves sag under their weight. I can't believe it's not clutter: maximalism hits our homes 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z But Mr. Van Ness was not feeling his normal gorgeous self, the boisterous “Yass queen” merman that fans of “Queer Eye” adore. Jonathan Van Ness of ‘Queer Eye’ Comes Out 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z On “The Mighty Boosh,” one of the strange and beautiful characters he played was a merman who shot light out of his “man-gina.” How Noel Fielding Went From a Hedonist to a Host of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Director Drew Goddard has said he'll "dress up like a merman and scare people" in it. Populist: Items of interest this week 2013-07-06T05:00:04Z Would-be mermaids and mermen wear “tails” that combine a monofin flipper with fabric from the waist down. Finns with fins make a splash at 'mermaiding' classes 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The fishermen’s distress was palpable and it was not hard to imagine the lure of folklore in such dire circumstances, not difficult to imagine an invocation of the benevolent mermen of local legend. On Tobago, Mermen Come Calling 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Vampires and mermen live in the night and in the sea; they are in this world, but only a lucky, doomed few get to see them. My fishtail: ‘I get carried around by lots of attractive men’ 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. del Toro spun a wondrous tale about a cleaning lady in an American research facility who falls in love with a mysterious merman fished from the murky depths of the Amazon. ‘The Shape of Water’: Meet Guillermo del Toro’s Favorite Creature 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z And the grit of Nella’s daily life has room for a merman such as this, who is stored for a while on, of all things, a mink farm. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z "Be my girlfriend, be my best friend, be my everything," they sing in unison before heading beneath the sea to declare "be my merman, I want to be your mermaid." Soko mines '80s new wave on 'My Dreams Dictate My Reality' 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z The merman aspect of Jason’s look is more dominant than the vampire. My fishtail: ‘I get carried around by lots of attractive men’ 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z An exhibition plaque explains that the variations, from a merman to a royal personage sporting multiple crowns, represent an evolution from fish to fisher king. Art Review: ‘Lightness of Being’ Group Show at City Hall Park 2013-08-22T22:01:07Z The TV production stars what appear to be very young versions of mermaids and mermen in stories that teach basic math, reading and social skills. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But the first mermaid that comes into focus doesn’t so much evoke wonder as it does a flashback of Ben Stiller’s merman in “Zoolander.” Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’ 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In her first novel, “The Pisces,” a disaffected Sappho scholar named Lucy has a love affair with Theo, a merman. Melissa Broder isn't trying to be provocative. It's just who she is 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z He is tall and strong, with uncanny blue eyes—“sea-cold,” “merman” eyes. A Neglected Modern Masterpiece and Its Perverse Hero 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z This acclaimed novel is a engrossing tale of a woman wrestling with her demons — an unfinished PhD, therapy for addiction — who comes to Venice, Calif., and falls in love with a merman. A short and satisfying summer books preview 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Centuries ago, the townspeople cruelly murdered a captured merman by exposing him to sunlight that burned him to cinders. Japanese animation 'Lu Over the Wall' gives mermaid tale new life 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Dive Bar’s 40-foot-long aquarium, located above the main bar, holds 7,500 gallons of saltwater, 60-some tropical fish and, on occasion, mermaids and mermen. You’re going where? Sacramento 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The map is packed with fantastical creatures, from unicorns in Siberia to mermen frollicking in the Southern Ocean and a terrifying bird flying off with an elephant in its talons. Bizarre, Enormous 16th-Century Map Assembled for First Time 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Del Toro spun a wondrous tale about a cleaning lady in an U.S. research facility who falls in love with a mysterious merman fished from the murky depths of the Amazon. Meet Doug Jones, Guillermo del Toro’s favorite creature 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z That prize isn’t much of an Oscar bellwether and the academy has even less of a track record about recognizing movies featuring a merman in a prominent role. Who were the big awards season winners and losers from this year's Toronto International Film Festival? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Tatum - who will presumably be a merman - is set to co-star with Jillian Bell, according to Hollywood Reporter. Channing Tatum 'to play mermaid' in Splash remake - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Chandler of the Merfest, in particular, deals with them as one of the few males, called mermen, who put on a tail - which he does for “fun and exercise,” not for money. Ohio mermaid gives joy to curious children 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Vendors sold designer men’s underwear and Christmas ornaments of mermaids and mermen, some draped in rainbow flags. Thousands attend Lexington Pride festival 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z In “The Shape of Water,” he’s a merman — and the leading man. Meet Doug Jones, Guillermo del Toro’s favorite creature 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Photograph: Robert Azmitia/Demotix for the Guardian “I don’t think the merman market has been huge because people are people have been uncomfortable with it,” Candy Ducharme said, attributing the lack of mermen to “fear”. Rise of the mermaids: Weeki Wachee's biggest attraction makes quite a splash 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Wash-Buckler Wash Buckler is an octopus with a pirate torso — a combination that felt a bit like a merman. Skylanders Swap Force Gets the Jump on the Competition 2013-02-05T07:15:46Z Their husbands, one of whom was called Bitterplum, the other less picturesquely Smith, were mermen of toil, fishers in summer and for the rest of the year agricultural laborers. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z So I runs home an’ tells me mother; an’ she says ’twere a merman. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Both men had heart for the adventure, undismayed by prophecies of mischief from devils, mermen, or sea monsters, though quaking secretly at the recollection of the sharks, which, however, rarely come close into shore. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z He is an ambiguous creature, analogous to the merman. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The mermaid and merman will be reunited at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery for an exhibition from 19 March to 13 May. Mysteries of 'mummified mermaid' 2012-02-15T09:51:07Z Arriving there she refuses to go back when the merman comes disconsolately to the church-door for her. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z But I as soon would be a mole or merman, As a short-grubbing, horribly industrious, Linguistic German. Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z And, floating through it, were mermaids and mermen of an extreme beauty. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z I have dwelt Beneath the boundless main, Within a merman's coral bower, And we have children twain, Beneath the main. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z The merman is now held at the Horniman Museum, also in London. Mysteries of 'mummified mermaid' 2012-02-15T09:51:07Z The merman lifts his shaggy head And waits his destined prey. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z In the third, she described how a maiden with dark hair was wandering on a foreign strand, when a merman rose from the sea who had fair whiskers and curly hair. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z These mermen sat there swaying their yellow, wrinkled bodies back and fore, to and fro, but taking not the slightest notice of Jack. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z For now my merman's sons alone All my affections fill.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z But just behind her I saw two ugly mermen, with horrid green teeth and bright red eyes, and ropes of seaweed in their long thin hands. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Effie sat looking into the fire for some time in silence; then she said,— “Were there no mermen in that lovely hall, and were they very noble-looking and gallant, like my dear papa in uniform?” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Like many of the men at the Aug. 12 convention—other than the old guy playing Poseidon and a smattering of effeminate mermen—Thom Shouse is dressed like a pirate. Mermaids: The New Life Aquatic 2011-08-25T20:45:26Z These, sissie, were the mermen, and they were all sitting on rough blocks of coral, which must have hurt them dreadful, nursing their tails. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z If any narrative in the world," adds Valentyn, "deserves credit it is this; since not only one, but two mermen together were seen by so many eye-witnesses. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z Footnote 7: The superstitious belief in the existence of mermen, prevailed in Denmark at no very remote period. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z “No,” said old Grindlay, “I don’t think mermen would have been admitted into such a place any more than the great sea-serpent would.” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Shortly afterwards the well-known ballad of the "Merman and Agnet�" was heard in the antechamber, and a dance was performed to it, in which the merman mask and the fisher-maiden were the principal performers. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Some of the mermen— There’s something they have picked up from the sailors. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z What, then, are these mermaids and mermen, a belief in whose existence has prevailed in all ages, and amongst all the nations of the earth? Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z It seems probable that the pirates or Vikings of the north availed themselves of this superstition, by assuming the disguise of mermen to scare the inhabitants from those coasts it was important they should possess. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z No, the beautiful mermaids I don’t think ever do any harm, but the mermen are bad—bad!” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z It was also rumoured that she had been carried off by a merman. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z It has been suggested that the appearance of this animal has given rise to the legends of mermaids and mermen. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z But the merman led him on to another chamber: it was filled with heaps of gold coin, which seemed gathered from all times and nations. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z Small boys who think they “would be mermen bold” are prancing about gayly in the water. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z As he hesitated one of the doors was opened, and a great, burly merman appeared, pipe in mouth. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Some even would have it that they had seen the glittering merman swim off with the maiden in his arms, in the clear moonlight. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Another has mermen at the top, a shield within a wreath supported by eagles at the foot, and floral ornaments and armour at the sides. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z In the chief hall there sat a merman on a stately chair, with more jewels than all the rest about him. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z All is quiet and restful, with only the rippling of the water and the shouts of the merry mermen to break the stillness. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z In their histories there is not a lack of satyrs, men with tails, and mermen, and whatever else can cause wonder in human nature. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z They were dressed up according to the ideas which the lower classes entertained of mermen; their painted faces were hidden by green silken hair, and they wore coats of glittering silver scales. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z And the mermen swam fast to be with her, and ceased from their own song, for the wind overhead sang loud in the rigging and the sails. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z Civil soon finished his share of the feast, and then the merman showed him all the splendours of his cavern. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z Where the tide runs down in the round of the bay, There in the rings where the mermen play, On ribs and shallows their footprints lay. The Unknown Sea I always think its people are like mermen, neither one thing nor the other. Glories of Spain The idea of this dangerous and audacious miscreant became so vivid in his imagination, that he seemed to recognise him in the merman, and almost in every mask. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z The coachman, or charioteer, was a stout merman, with a trident, with which he began to goad the enormous sea-serpent, who, rearing and plunging, bid fair to upset us all. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Cast in the merman's present quickly before the sun rises;' and taking the bag of pearls and diamonds, she flung it as far as she could into the sea. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z And mermaids hung around in flocks, On cable chains and distant rocks, To gaze upon those limbs; For legs like those, of flesh and bone, Are things "not generally known" To any merman timbs. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The merman reclined gently against the bank with a comfortable air of satisfaction. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus The merman was affirmed by some to have been the outlawed Kagg�, who was shortly afterwards seized and slain by the burghers at Viborg. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z There were mermen, bearded and muscular, bearing in their hands tridents; troops of mermaids of every conceivable variety of beauty, from the blue eyes and flaxen hair of the north, to the dark, Oriental type. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I On the way she met an old merman with a long beard, floating on the waves who warned her not to go on; but she paid no heed, and only rowed the faster. Tales of Romance The merman sank—the captain too Jumped overboard, and dropped from view Like stone from catapult; And when he reached the merman's lair, He certainly was welcomed there, But ah! with what result! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The merman turned his head briskly, his eye met hers. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Near to the spot where Eric stood with the princess, he saw one of the two suspicious merman maskers lurking among the trees, with a cross-bow in his hand. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z He had heard all about mermen and mermaids, but merboys were something new. Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895 It is, perhaps, among the Scandinavian races that the belief in the merman has reached its culminating point. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series You remember she left her merman husband and her children in 'the clear green sea' because— ''T will be Easter time in the world—ah me! The Head Girl at the Gables So the merman rose, tactfully clutching the grapevines behind him as a plausible excuse for turning his back. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Other kind things she did, trying to be good; for she knew, though even the wise old merman did not, that naughty people cannot be happy. Lulu's Library, Volume II She had a dream, besides, that she was lost, devoured, or carried off by a merman—I forget what. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago But if so, we do not want a merman or mermonkey; nay, we should not know where to insert him in the zoological circle if we found him; he would be awkwardly de trop. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series In 1824 a mermaid or merman made its appearance, when, as the papers of that day inform us, “upwards of 150 distinguished fashionables” went to see it. Folk-lore of Shakespeare But, although wishing can do a great deal, it could not quite make a merman of Oscar. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children Several gray-bearded old mermen sat meditating in nooks among the rocks, and a few mermaids lay asleep in the great oyster-shells that opened to receive them and their beds of sea-weed. Lulu's Library, Volume II "But," said Moses, "you said the anchor was before the front-door, so the family couldn't get out,—how did the merman get out?" The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Officials, it is true, have sometimes erred; but these officials agree with others, and to be stranded has been a common misfortune of mermen and maids. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 The great central pageant was a triumphal car drawn by two mermen and two mermaids. Old and New London Volume I It is the same thrill which the wilting west wind steeps from the salt marsh as it comes across, some baffling and alluring ether distilled from under-sea caverns where cool green mermen tend emerald fires. Old Plymouth Trails "No one but the King of the gulls can change you, my Periwinkle," said the merman, kindly. Lulu's Library, Volume II "Come, now," said Moses, "you said you would tell us about the mermen to-night." The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine “A merman!” screamed my uncle with immeasurable scorn. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI The merman at length allowed her to go, and she went to church. A Danish Parsonage She rang a bell, and a tall merman in a splendid livery, glistening with pearl buttons, made his appearance, carrying a huge silver tray heaped with sea-delicacies. Five Mice in a Mouse-trap by the Man in the Moon. The mermen requested the captain to give them some matches to light their fire, and a few candles. A Sailor of King George "Do tell me what mermen are," said Moses. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine And so I married him, I really wanted a merman; And this slimy quality in him Won me. Spectra A Book of Poetic Experiments "It is the belief in supernatural subjects; for instance, the belief in the merman is a Folketro." A Danish Parsonage I received my invitation by being upset in my boat, and pulled downwards by a big merman, who never let go of my coat-tails till he landed me at the palace gate. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children He began by entreating his shipmates not to disbelieve what he was going to say, for it was about mermen and mermaids. A Sailor of King George On the way she met an old merman with a long beard, floating on the waves, who warned her not to go on; but she paid no heed, and only rowed the faster. The Book of Romance "Say you so?" said the merman, who always wanted visitors. Granny's Wonderful Chair She had not been there long before the merman came to the church and called 'Grethe! A Danish Parsonage The tiller was shifted to bring it close aboard and soon Captain Bonnet exclaimed that it was, indeed, a merman a-cruising with a cask! Blackbeard: Buccaneer On their getting on deck the crew found they were mermen. A Sailor of King George The wife, a human being who has loved a merman, and who has a family of sea children, but who has suddenly become awakened to the danger to her soul. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Civil soon finished his share of the feast, and then the merman showed him all the fine things of his cavern. Granny's Wonderful Chair She heard him call, but remained; this occurred three times, when the merman was heard loudly lamenting, as he returned to the sea. A Danish Parsonage He said nothing about it to Jack Cockrell and his chum, the merman, and they greedily listened to the gossip of the petty officers or thrashed out theories of their own. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Whilst he was speaking four young mermaidens appeared close to the ship’s side, making signs for the mermen on board to join them. A Sailor of King George The principal character is the deserted merman, a king of the sea. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Like one who had forgotten all that was past, the merman again showed Civil the room of gold and the room of jewels, advising him to choose between his two daughters. Granny's Wonderful Chair The complete set numbers forty-nine, and among the subjects represented are a merman and a mermaid, an elephant, and a knight slaying a leopard. Exeter But we shall have a troupe of mermen and mermaids who will do classic gambols by the marge of the sea and play on pipes or shells or whatever it is that sea-creatures play on. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914 They may, also, be related to the mermen and mermaids of the sea-coasts, and to the similar beings with which, under various names, tradition peoples the lakes, and streams, and fountains of Europe. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore These men of Kent were not mermen, able to live in and on the water indefinitely, but decidedly gallant fellows, rather more courtly than their neighbors, and more polished than the race which succeeded them. The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth Welcome, noble fisherman!" cried the merman, in a voice which Civil remembered with terror, for it was that of the great ugly fish; "welcome to our halls! Granny's Wonderful Chair "Is a rattle-snake accountable?" asked the stranger with such a preternaturally cold, gemmy glance out of his pellucid blue eye, that he seemed more a metaphysical merman than a feeling man; "is a rattle-snake accountable?" The Confidence-Man “A merman if it’s anything,” said Squill; “sure there was never a maid in the say, or out of it, as would tug like that.” The Crew of the Water Wagtail The chariot wheel I can believe, because it is likely; the sugar and rum I know to be true; and also the merman, for I have seen pictures of them. The King's Own “I’ll see what this merman is,” I observed, taking up a gun loaded with a bullet, and following Tom to the spot. Peter the Whaler He therefore tried to take things quietly; and, having thanked the merman for so kindly inviting him, he took the seat set apart for him on his right hand. Granny's Wonderful Chair In spite of all their efforts they could not teach the merman to speak. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries But they looked the picture of despair, whereas mermen were generally reputed to be jolly. My New Curate Both mermen and mermaids were fond, it is said, of combing their long hair, and the siren-like song of the latter was thought to be so seductive as to entice men to destruction. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales There, sure enough, was an ugly black-looking monster; but instead of a merman, it was a walrus. Peter the Whaler The merman said: "This is my second daughter's dowry." Granny's Wonderful Chair I've grown a tail if you will; I'm the merman wandering free. The Tragic Muse One by one, the "byes" dropped down from the village, and to each in turn JemPage 479 had to tell all he knew about the mermen. My New Curate The vans move ponderously on, pushed by mermen and mermaids, and out spring any quantity of live Hercules. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway I remembered all I had read or heard of mermen and mermaids, of ocean monsters and sea-spirits, and I could scarcely persuade myself that I did not see some gliding before me. Peter the Whaler If you choose her," said the merman, "you must wait long for a wedding. Granny's Wonderful Chair When I made these cities, I cared no more for them than I care for a centaur, or a merman, or a fish with legs, or a pig with feathers, or any other absurdity. The Napoleon of Notting Hill Is it some sort of human sea-monster, some merman whose looks blind you with their ugliness, which this ship's been doomed to discover, and perhaps carry home?' The Honour of the Flag Arriving there she refuses to go back when the merman comes disconsolately to the churchdoor for her. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends We never ceased afterwards to joke Tom about his ugly merman. Peter the Whaler "Tell everybody to come down, and they will get the like," said the merman; "and follow my eldest daughter, for she carries the key of the land gate." Granny's Wonderful Chair Then Boots was in great distress, for he did not know how to get her out again; but, suddenly, up came a merman with her. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs This contradiction is the only possible condition of having to do with children at all; anyone who talks about a child without feeling this paradox might just as well be talking about a merman. George Bernard Shaw The dreams came from the mermen's songs, and he held his breath, and his heart stayed burdened by the deep sweetness of what he saw. The Field of Clover And none of the mermen who had survived the battle which had raged through the city had seen any of the off-worlder's kind among the living or the dead of the alien forces. Star Born As it seemed for the public good, the great merman agreed. Granny's Wonderful Chair It will sing to you of mermen and mermaids, chanting their own melodies to the accompaniment of harps with golden strings. Flower of the Dusk In the middle of the room was a broad stream of running water, and on this the mermaids and mermen danced to their own beautiful singing. Stories from Hans Andersen And the mermen swam fast to be with her, and ceased from their own song, for the wind sang a coronach in the canvas and cordage. The Field of Clover The box swooped, death striking at the merman who ran to shelter. Star Born But Civil was most surprised when the merman brought him to a marble room full of heaps of precious stones. Granny's Wonderful Chair The little maid believed in the story of the Drac, a sort of merman, that lived in the Rhone, and had power to fascinate the women who ventured into the water. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Of mermen and merwomen many strange stories are told in the Shetland Isles. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland Doubtless the poet meant to show that the forsaken merman had a greater soul to save than the woman who sought to save her soul by deserting natural duty. Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library The star ship had not lifted, that message had found its way south, passed along by hopper and merman. Star Born The merman then said: "This is my eldest daughter's dowry." Granny's Wonderful Chair In this breathless age ten days out of sight of land is enough to make you a merman: I looked with pleased curiosity at the grass and the horses. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War Come down, dear little boy," they said, "And let us show to you The homes of fish, merman and maid. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated There was nothing good about that except the name, and a queer resemblance to fortifications in the quays, which one felt might at any moment be manned by dripping mermen at war with the landfolk. The Judge Our minds may change; already my people with each new generation are better equipped to use the mind touch, can communicate more clearly with the animals and the mermen. Star Born Fishes, you know, are not down on the hard rocky bed of the sea, and I had passed the homes of mermen, so I was puzzled to know who could be my enemy. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays Then follows a long account of the appearance, attire, and "sprightly movements of the masquers:" Oceanus, Oceaniæ, Niger and his daughters, with Tritons, mermaids, mermen, and sea-horses, "as big as the life." A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Can it be that those 'Fish Tales' of mermen are true? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy These diverged from a bandeau or fillet of the most precious pearls; brought up from the sea by the deepest diving mermen of Mardi. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I For had you not done that we, the mermen, the other harmless, happy creatures of this world, would have been wiped out. Star Born Jonah may or may not have been three days inside a fish; but that does not make him a merman. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index He was a kind of monster of the deep to them—he was a merman—he was behemoth—he was leviathan—in short, they knew not what he was. Tales of a Traveller Why does the merman still linger, when he is convinced that further delay will count for nothing? Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems If any narrative in the world," adds VALENTYN, "deserves credit, it is this; since not only one but two mermen together were seen by so many eye-witnesses. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon The mermen changed position, the net, now with stones in certain loops to weigh it, caught in their three-fingered hands. Star Born We allude to the mermaids and mermen playing in the trough of a greenish sea. Promenades of an Impressionist "Thunder and lightning!" exclaimed the merman, "don't preach about weather to a man that has cruised in whirlwinds and tornadoes." Tales of a Traveller Who has your sympathy most, Margaret, the forsaken merman, or the children? Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems O what a world it is— Where full-grown men cut capers in the German, Cotillion, waltz, or what you will, and whizz And spin and hop and sprawl about like mermen! Black Beetles in Amber He saw the shadow of the flitting death, and flung himself down beside the boulder the mermen had pointed out. Star Born Criers are meanwhile bawling to you to come and see the Asiatic giant, or the mermen, or the two-headed baby. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul After this the farmer took the merman down to the boat, and to that place in the sea whence he had brought him. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Still I have a strong misgiving that the old merman’s daughter Thetis has been talking you over. The Humour of Homer and Other Essays "Like a merman," she said; "a forsaken merman with the gout." Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book Now the mermen were coming out of the stream, picking up rocks as they advanced. Star Born Great hills of sea deluged her in the process, and her people worked like mermen, half of their time submerged. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle "Never will I tell you," replied the merman, "unless you promise to take me to the same place in the sea wherefrom you caught me, and there to let me go free again." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The words may be rendered as: "Of Aegir, Lord of the Waves, Whom mermaids and mermen revere." The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany; Francis Joseph, Austria-Hungary, Volume I. (of 2) She took the damp bit of rubber—a wet overshoe, even if small and hallowed by associations, isn’t pretty—as Venus might have received a soft-shell crab from the hand of a fresh young merman. The House of a Thousand Candles In mid-morning of the second day they came out upon shelving sand and saw before them the waves which promised safety and escape to the mermen. Star Born He answered, 'Behold this strange sight; mermen are dancing in the stream, with pearl, oysters, and branches of coral in their hands.' Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes Well," said the merman, "I laughed the first time because you struck your dog, whose joy at meeting you was real and sincere. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 "A merman, who fills the sea-halls with a voice of power?" The Morgesons The Arms of the Company are in a shield supported by a merman and mermaid, the latter with a mirror in her hand. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 And at his warning the majority of the mermen plunged into the stream, becoming drifting shadows below the surface of the water. Star Born Who would be A merman gay, Singing alone, Sitting alone, With a mermaid's knee, For instance—hey— For a throne? Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley — Volume 1 Then the farmer put the merman into the sea, and he sank out of sight. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 He yelled and swam lustily like a merman, keeping up with the ship. Youth, a Narrative ‘A merman!’ screamed my uncle with immeasurable scorn. Merry Men A merman padded up, settled down cross-legged beside the scout, as if he too were enthralled by the pilot's halting description of a man he might never see again. Star Born Whenever the fishermen went off in the boats the merman was used to sit on a rock, and watch them fishing. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories And the farmer prospered exceedingly, but never caught any more mermen. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The neighbors gathered round, and speculated on this production of the deep; whether it were fish or flesh, or a compound of both, commonly yclept a merman. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies These spirits resemble mermen and mermaids, and are also like the Kelpies, and they have also been somehow confused with the kind of spirit known in Ireland as the Banshee. Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland "How do we get down?" he questioned the merman. Star Born Now this witch wished to get possession of the merman's belt, and so gain the fairy's power. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories But his master's temper being none of the best, he struck the poor animal; whereupon the merman laughed for the first time. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Of course, all the mermaids in good society were welcome, but young mermen were allowed to call only once a month, during the week when the moon was full. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks The two fantasies, one representing the spirits of a wind-storm, the other a mermaid fleeing a merman's grasp, were brilliant in color, line and conception. The Nest Builder The mermen were not retreating, instead they were slipping from the ledge in regular order, forming somewhat crooked ranks in the water. Star Born Now you must trap the merman when he is sitting on the rocks watching the fishing fleet. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories The farmer was convinced that this was the gift of the merman. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 After listening, the party was about to break up, when suddenly a young merman splashed into view. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks The face of the merman almost frightened her; it was repellent in its likeness at once to a fish and a man. The Nest Builder Side passages ran out from this corridor like rootlets from a parent root, and small parties of mermen broke from the regiment to follow certain ones, leaving without orders or farewells. Star Born The fairy queen had made the merman a belt of sea-weed, which he always wore round his body. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories "A merman from the bottom of the sea," was the reply. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 It was no secret that she and the merman were in love and wanted to get married. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks The merman in particular had got upon her nerves of late. The Nest Builder None of the mermen had accompanied him this far. Star Born So the dwarf agreed, and it happened as she had said; and the merman fell asleep, and the dwarf stole the belt and brought it to the witch. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories When the fisherman arrived at the farm, his wife came out to receive him, and embraced him affectionately, and he received her salutations with pleasure; whereupon the merman laughed for the third time. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 It was very funny to see the old daddy merman, with a switch made of reeds, shooing off the saucy birds, such as the sandpipers and screeching gulls. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Some amphibious creatures, whom he supposed to be mermen, immediately came to his assistance, rather stared at his serpent-skin coat, and then helped him up the steps. The Voyage of Captain Popanilla So he kept on, posting the last of the mermen in his mental relay well away from the city, but swimming upstream himself. Star Born They then translated the sleeping merman to the forest and laid him before the hut, when the witch got a copper vessel, saying: "We must bury him in this." Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories Accordingly he went to the hillock, and having dug it up, found therein a great treasure of golden ducats, as the merman had told him. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Then the evenings were usually clear, so that when the party broke up, the mermen could see their way in the moonlight to swim home safely with their mermaid friends. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks This is supported by a series of figures of mermaids and mermen. An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition The mermen have kept a watch on them, content to let matters rest, sure that time would defeat them. Star Born Then the merman immediately cooled down, and said: "Oh, that's how I came into this trouble." Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories Far, far out lies a hidden reef, and from that hidden reef rises a white merman, shaking his head after a leaky sailboat making out to sea before the wind. Pan At this the bashful merman began to blubber. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Or shall we say he stood like the forsaken merman, who, having no soul to be saved, yet lingered and listened outside the prayer echoing church? Malcolm The first ranks of the mermen had already waded past them, heading into the way down which the escaping prisoners had come. Star Born After that the hamlet was joyful again, for the fishermen began to catch plenty of fish; for the merman showed them where to cast their nets, by colouring the water as of old. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories The song tells that Agnete wandered solitarily along the shore, when a merman rose up from the waves and decoyed her by his speeches. True Story of My Life To have a merman among them, at that hour, in broad daylight, and crying, was too much for dignity. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Noek is the fairy of the waterfalls and is a sort of merman. Norwegian Life Raf who had been about to join the mermen stopped short. Star Born The merman used to turn the water red, green, and white, at noon each day, so that the fishermen knew that if they cast their nets into the coloured waters they would make good hauls. Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories By her prayers and tears she induced the merman to conduct her to the upper world again, promising soon to return. True Story of My Life In fact, the Queen suspected that the merman's story was all a sham and that he had come among her maids with a set purpose to run off with Silver Scales. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Lovely mermaids sat in their green-and-purple caves, and combed their tresses of golden hair; and thoughtful mermen groped among the seaweeds, searching hopefully for lost or hidden treasures. The Story of Siegfried He had no guess as to where this stranger, now taking some of the burden of the wounded merman from him, had sprung from. Star Born Winged mermen support the upper basin; sea-creatures gambol in the lower. The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition In fact you would not be surprised to meet a merman digging among the potatoes, or a mermaid milking a sea-cow hard by. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Indeed, they were both streaming with water, and looked like a merman and mermaid very much out of their element. Hildegarde's Neighbors The mermen rested from their weary search for hidden treasures, and the mermaids forgot to comb their long tresses, as the radiant vessel and its hero-freight glided past. The Story of Siegfried "We are in the inner ways," Dalgard tried to reach the mind of the merman as they pounded on into the corridors which led from the arena. Star Born Here they come, I tell you, and the place is a very merman's cave!' Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 Witches and warlocks, mermaids and mermen, are part of the mythology of the American tribes, as they were of the European races. Atlantis : the antediluvian world Could you not all come? only if you don't yourself, I won't promise not to take up with a merman.' The Trial This belief in mermen, possible originating with the caricatures of the human face in the intelligent seal and stupid manatee, is universal. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 The merman, struggling against his own weakness, had raised his head and was looking about as one who searches for a familiar landmark. Star Born Ashiepattle became very sad, for he did not know how he should get her out again; but after a while a merman brought her up. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 It is well that I was n't a gentleman, and had not those trees to fell, or I should have been as wet as any merman.... To Have and to Hold Now he sat upon the very brow of one of them as a merman might; now he dived like a dolphin, and now, just as his senses were leaving him, his feet touched bottom. Benita, an African romance In fact you would not be surprised to meet a merman digging among the potatoes, or a mermaid milking a sea cow hard by. Urban Sketches His delight reached the merman, who sat up to gaze owlishly at the coils the stranger pulled from concealment. Star Born It was immediately opened by a merman dressed in the uniform of a court page. The Iceberg Express And you and I are two mermen — doing what? David Elginbrod Still, I have a strong misgiving that the old merman's daughter Thetis has been talking you over, for she was with you and had hold of your knees this self-same morning. The Iliad He was a kind of monster of the deep to them; he was a merman, he was a behemoth, he was a leviathan,—in short, they knew not what he was. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American The spears which each merman carried were slender and wickedly barbed, the knives almost sword length. Star Born "Why, are you a princess?" asked Mary Louise in surprise, turning quickly to the mermaid and forgetting for the moment that they were on the steps of a real merman's castle. The Iceberg Express That reminds me," said Hugh, "that I must build a stair for you, Master Harry; for you are not merman enough to get up with a stroke of your scaly tail. David Elginbrod But Juno, when she saw him, knew that he and the old merman's daughter, silver-footed Thetis, had been hatching mischief, so she at once began to upbraid him. The Iliad Red tape for her, green weeds for him—he smiled at this poor conceit, classifying it as a fair sample of merman's wit. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story The smaller mermen had no difficulty in getting through, but twice Raf's equipment belt caught on projections and he had to fight his way free. Star Born I know there used to be children in the water, and mermaids too, and mermen. The Water-Babies Now they were fronted by a ramp leading up, and the mermen took it quickly, their bare, scaled feet setting up a whispering echo which was drowned by the clop of Raf's boots. Star Born One merman stood at the crack of the door at the top of the ramp. Star Born And the venturesome merman thudded back through the door. Star Born The mermen were growing impatient, as well they might. Star Born Then, he must still be with the mermen, with the young stranger who claimed to be one of a lost Terran colony. Star Born Some had gone down under the spears of the mermen, but more of the sea people had died by the superior weapons of their foes. Star Born And he relayed that information to the mermen. Star Born If the merman said that the snake-devil had a definite goal in view, he was right. Star Born The ring of mermen was gone, and it was dawn, gray, chill with the forewarnings of rain in the air. Star Born In the outer hall the merman approached the now dead snake-devil and jerked from its loose skin the arrow which had killed it. Star Born Bow and arrows had been left behind with the last merman; he had only his sword-knife for protection. Star Born The pilot remembered the flame-throwers of the aliens and could not see any victory for the merman party. Star Born Since neither the merman nor Dalgard took cover, Raf judged that they did not fear attack now. Star Born Dalgard scrambled out of the space under the opening, heading on into the murk where the merman waited. Star Born "Three times have they flown across these islands on their way to that city," the Elder of the pitifully decimated merman tribe told the explorers. Star Born If an end is not put to it before they can use it, then"—he shrugged—"the mermen must retreat into the depths. Star Born But luckily Raf obediently turned into the side passage with the six mermen who were to attack at this particular point. Star Born While Dalgard willed his body motionless, the merman lay relaxed upon the ground before him as he might have floated upon his beloved waves in some secluded cove. Star Born Then the merman noosed one end about him, and Dalgard, the door taking some of the strain, lowered him. Star Born Together they ran along the underground corridor, soon putting a mile between them and the point where the merman had first taken alarm. Star Born It was plain that the merman intended to climb to investigate what might be happening above. Star Born His sword-knife was gone, the spear they had given him for the arena he had dropped when he dragged the merman out of danger. Star Born Dalgard knew one moment of resistance as the merman closed the hatch behind them. Star Born Only the merman appeared to have a definite idea of where they were going, though he halted once or twice when they came to a side passage as if thinking out their course. Star Born And it was as if the merman had closed off his mind to his companion. Star Born The merman did not pause but padded on, tugging Dalgard along, the scout's boots scraping on the rough footing. Star Born But what happened today sped from hopper to hopper and could warn by mind touch both merman and human. Star Born The merman hunched his slim shoulders in the shrug of his race. Star Born The rescued merman loosened his grip on Dalgard's hand and waded forward to confront that quiet, waiting assembly. Star Born It was not in his experience either that the untamed snake-devils, regarded by merman and human alike as so dangerous as to be killed on sight, could be banded—as if they were personal pets! Star Born As the merman began to slacken pace, Dalgard sent that query. Star Born The merman's yellow eyes turned from the wall to his companion. Star Born But his trust in Sssuri's judgment was great, and as the merman plowed forward with every appearance of confidence, he continued to trot along without complaint. Star Born He had seen the exploits of the mermen hunters, knew their skill with net and spear. Star Born He tried to draw even breaths—slowly—as the merman activated the lock. Star Born The merman edged around a barred gate as Dalgard sniffed again. Star Born The merman was certain that it underran the river and that eventually they would reach the sea—unless some side turn before that point would make them free in the countryside once more. Star Born "But—" His protest was in answer to the merman's seeming unconcern. Star Born When they jumped from the hatch, they discovered that the mermen had been busy in their turn. Star Born However confident the merman might be, Dalgard could not match that confidence. Star Born He spurted forward, matching the merman's acceleration of speed. Star Born This was a natural cave, as were all the merman's dwellings, but its walls had been smoothed and hung with the garlands of shells which they wove in their leisure into strange pictures. Star Born He lowered a hand to Sssuri and hoisted the merman up to join him. Star Born As accurate marksmen as the mermen were with their spears, he was not sure they could bring down the box. Star Born While the merman fastened the locking bar, bringing out of the long-motionless metal another protesting screech, Dalgard had a chance to look about him. Star Born "Word can pass swifter than man," the merman returned, with confidence in his own plan of action. Star Born It might not be an accurate message—to transmit that by small animal brains was impossible—but the meaning would reach both merman and colony Elders: trouble in the north, help needed there. Star Born And, relying on Sssuri's judgment, he followed the merman into the dark. Star Born "Down—" The merman had crawled to the edge of the opening. Star Born But as usual he could not hope to equal the more sensitive merman whose race had always used that form of communication. Star Born For the merman turned and caught at Dalgard, pulling the larger colonist along a step or two with the urgency of his grip. Star Born And I tell you"—in his earnestness the merman laid his hand once more on Dalgard's arm—"to turn back now is out of the question. Star Born He bounded forward with a spurt, which Dalgard copied, and they ran lightly, the dust undisturbed in years puffing up beneath the merman's bare, scaled feet and Dalgard's hide boots. Star Born Some of those fumes might combine in the blast— Once again Dalgard read his mind and waved the mermen back, sending them through the door to the ramp and the lower engine room. Star Born But unlike the mermen, he was not sea-born, nor equipped by nature with a secondary breathing apparatus to make him as free in the world of water as he was on land. Star Born The merman uncoiled a length of thin, flexible piping which joined a two-foot canister with a flat piece of metallic fabric. Star Born With infinite care the merman fitted two of the cylinders into the canister and then was forced to set the other aside. Star Born The scout could not see the merman, but as he held onto one of those fronds he caught the other's summons: "Here—by the rocks—!" Star Born By its destruction they had insured the future for their people, the mermen, the slowly growing settlement at Homeport. Star Born That merman had not died from any mishap in the sea! Star Born The merman shook his head with a quick jerk of negation. Star Born When he beamed that inquiry, he met once again that strange, solid wall of non-acceptance which had enclosed the merman as they climbed. Star Born Were they entering a place of massacre where no living merman remained? Star Born We shall provide another kind of machine, and these"—he waved at the mermen—"will give us the power, or so we hope. Star Born Not only was it the product of long hours of work, but no merman ever felt fully equipped to face the world without such a weapon to hand. Star Born The welcoming cry from Sssuri brought his attention back to his companion as the merman broke into a wild run. Star Born What the merman said was sensible enough, and Dalgard was willing to obey orders. Star Born He went alone or, if he formed an attachment with one of the mermen near his own age, accompanied only by his knife brother. Star Born He had been guided to this place, saved by the mermen alone. Star Born The merman got to his feet, sweeping his arm to indicate not only the cove where they now sheltered but the continent behind it. Star Born And he was certain that the merman was no more at ease here than he himself was. Star Born But that retreat ended abruptly with the merman plastered against the wall, his whole shadowy form a tense warning which stopped Dalgard short. Star Born But they could also be persuaded to trade, and they usually had no fear of either colonist or merman. Star Born The mermen scattered, taking cover, a move copied by the two humans. Star Born He knew that Those Others were biped, quasi-human in form, closer in physical appearance to the colonists than to the mermen. Star Born What if it was able to assess the very simple maneuvers, which always before had completely baffled its species, and attacked not the moving merman but the waiting archer? Star Born The merman must be left undisturbed in his mental quest for the runners. Star Born And since the monsters did not venture into the sea, contact between them and the mermen had been limited to casual encounters at rare intervals. Star Born There was a cry, and the merman ran on, vanishing into the shadows, to return a second or two later wiping stains from his weapon. Star Born "Danger—" The merman's verdict fed his own unease. Star Born And he knew that that sprawling, devastated metropolis was not taboo to the merman. Star Born And since none of Dalgard's people had penetrated this far to the north, nor had the mermen invaded this taboo territory until Sssuri had agreed to come, that left only the aliens. Star Born Those strange people whom the colonists feared without knowing why they feared them, whom the mermen hated with a hatred which had not lessened with the years of freedom. Star Born |
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