Note 6 — Section 239. A CURIOUS STORY. VII.
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and — stick, sich leicht mit einem Stock niederschlagen lassen; and with — taste = and have a fleshy breast, which (supply zwar here) yields (bieten) a wholesome food, but (jedoch) possesses a rather (etwas) fishy taste.—The whole period is difficult to translate into good German; the author considers it therefore necessary to assist the student.