flaming june painting

'I don't care to undertake the herding of one of those harems,' I objected. ¡¡¡¡'But there are the holluschickie,' she said. 'The holluschickie haul out by themselves, and Dr. Jordan says that paths are left between the harems, and that as long as the holluschickie keep strictly to the paths they are unmolested by the masters of the harem.' ¡¡¡¡'There's one now,' I said, pointing to a young bull in the water. 'Let's watch him and follow him if he hauls out.' ¡¡¡¡He swam directly to the beach and clambered out into a small opening between two harems, the masters of which made warning noises, but did not attack him. We watched him travel slowly inland, threading about among the harems along what must have been the path. ¡¡¡¡'Here goes,'
I said, stepping out; but I confess my heart was in my mouth as I thought of going through the heart of that monstrous herd. ¡¡¡¡'It would be wise to make the boat fast,' Maud said. ¡¡¡¡She had stepped out beside me, and I regarded her with wonderment. ¡¡¡¡She nodded her head determinedly. 'Yes, I'm going with you, so you may as well secure the boat and arm me with a club.' ¡¡¡¡'Let's go back,' I said dejectedly. 'I think tundra grass will do, after all.'