are greedy and thriftless, and would not spare till all the
plants had perished; whereas now they pass them by as they go
blundering in the wild. No more will you learn of me; but you
- may have enough of my bounty, as long as you speak fair and
+ may have enough of my bounty, as long as you speak fair and
do not spy or steal." Then again he laughed in his throat.
"They are of great worth." he said. "More than gold in the
of this; but, from what we know, the distance he can make this
mist is limited, and it can only be round himself. He come on
moonlight rays as elemental dust--as again Jonathan saw those
- sisters in the castle of Dracula. He become so small--we
+ sisters in the castle of Dracula. He become so small--we
ourselves saw Miss Lucy, ere she was at peace, slip through a
- hairbreadth space at the tomb door.
+ hairbreadth space at the tomb door.
[ Dracula, by Bram Stoker ]
The Oxford English Dictionary is quite unequivocal:
*vortex
vortices
Swirling clouds of pure elemental energies, the vortices are
- thought to be related to the larger elementals. They are
- noted for being able to envelop unwary travellers. The
+ thought to be related to the larger elementals. They are
+ noted for being able to envelop unwary travellers. The
hapless fool thus swallowed by a vortex will soon perish from
exposure to the element the vortex is composed of.
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