In the afternoon a small canoe with a solitary paddler was seen coming along, keeping close inshore.
South-East from Cape Sidmouth the passage was much contracted by a covered rock in the very centre of the channel; this may be avoided by keeping close to the West side of island Number 6.
Vessels entering Blackwood Bay may always avoid this shoal, by keeping close to Point Dicky, or by steering for Mount Adolphus, when it bears North-East 1/2 North.
We moved on when the tide served, keeping close to the eastern bank of the river, where there appeared at low-water, the largest stream, then barely two feet deep.
Side by side, with slow, careful strokes, they swam, keeping close to shore.
We sped along some five or ten miles, keeping close inland.
I moved so fast, indeed, that my guard had difficulty in keeping close to me.
The other cantered alongside on a dirty brown horse which had a white stocking on the near front foot, keeping close watch of the surrounding plain, his mind active and alert.
He picked his way carefully until he had reached the level plain, when he cantered northward, keeping close to the rock wall of the Backbone to avoid being seen by the searchers.
By keeping closeto the edge of the chaparral, which receded from the trail, The Orphan had not been seen by the Apaches, and as he turned into his hiding place a yell reached his ears.
In some cases the following operation has been shown to be easy and effective: An incision is made at the junction of the web with the septum, keeping close to the latter and passing straight down to the floor of the nose.
The knife is inserted just in front of the long process of the incus and, keeping close to it posteriorly, is made to cut downwards and backwards, thus separating its connexion with the stapes.
The iris spatula is directed forwards and inserted between the sclerotic and the ciliary body, keeping close to the former.
And by keeping close to the borders of the drift ice we avoided the shallows at the mouth of the Canning River, and arrived at Boulder Island about noon.
Margaret softly followed Towsey up-stairs, keeping close to the wall till she reached the landing, then she slipped into the cupboard that was next her mother's room.
She watched the dog-cart vanish in the distance, then stole along the field, keeping close to the hedge lest she should be observed from the farm.
She crossed the field twenty minutes later, keeping close to the hedge so as not to be seen, and made for the high ground.
Keeping close to the land, they passed L'Orient and Quiberon and Vannes without stopping, and did not drop anchor again until they entered the bay on the eastern side of the island of Noirmoutier.
Keeping close to the shore they ran down, without putting in anywhere, to La Rochelle.
At one in the morning, not being able to observe or distinguish any more signals, I made for Cadiz, keeping close in with the Spanish coast, on a course N.
A general chase soon followed; but, I am sorry to say, they eluded our pursuit under cover of the thick weather, keeping close to their shore, by the passage du Raz.
He says he is going to kill you," said Kalman in a low voice, keeping close to French's side.
Now, sir, we will be getting pretty deep in among these trees, keeping close to the bank, so that we can look through the bushes without being seen.
Then we turned and paddled back, keeping close to the trees in hopes of getting some sign of where the canoe had entered the forest.
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