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THE LITTLE BLACK GIRL AND JULIUS CAESAR.
A great city swept away by the sea, a beautiful country devastated by an active volcano--these are not the sort of things you see every day of the week.

And when you do see them, no matter how many other wonders you may have seen in your time, such sights are rather apt to take your breath away.

Atlantis had certainly this effect on the breaths of Cyril, Robert, Anthea, and Jane.
They remained in a breathless state for some days.

The learned gentleman seemed as breathless as anyone; he spent a good deal of what little breath he had in telling Anthea about a wonderful dream he had.