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A blue cloud is worse than a black cloud," said the doctor; "and," he
added, "it's a snow-cloud."
"La nube de la nieve," said the skipper, as if trying to understand the
word better by translating it.
"
"
"
Do you know what a snow-cloud is?" asked the doctor.
No."
You'll know by-and-by."
The skipper again turned his attention to the horizon.
Continuing to observe the cloud, he muttered between his teeth,--
"One month of squalls, another of wet; January with its gales, February
with its rains--that's all the winter we Asturians get. Our rain even is
warm. We've no snow but on the mountains. Ay, ay; look out for the
avalanche. The avalanche is no respecter of persons. The avalanche is a
brute."
"And the waterspout is a monster," said the doctor, adding, after a
pause, "Here it comes." He continued, "Several winds are getting up
together--a strong wind from the west, and a gentle wind from the east."
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