snail

When I attempted to catch any of these birds, they would boldly turn against me, endeavouring to peck my fingers, which I durst not venture within their reach; and then they would hop back unconcerned, to hunt for worms or snails, as they did before.

"Black snails, I dare say, there are enough of," said the old one.

"My boy, I am a snail and snails are never in a hurry."

I tried to think of some good reason why "big things" should hunt foxes, and he should not hunt snails, but none came into my head: so I said at last, "Well, I suppose one's as good as the other.

Like snails, we were fixed to our shells, and I declare it is easy to lead a snail's life.

Like snails we wound our silent and careful way among the huge, recumbent forms.

Now that he was positive that the woman ahead of him was indeed Jane, and that she had again fallen into the hands of the Russian, it seemed that with all the incredible speed of his fleet and agile muscles he moved at but a snail's pace.

The revolver I had dropped, so that while we were both strong swimmers it seemed to me that we moved at a snail's pace through the water.

I did my Biology at University College,--getting out the ovary of the earthworm and the radula of the snail, and all that.

So we crept along at a snail's pace, with much stumbling and falling--the guards keeping up a singsong chant ahead of us, interspersed with certain high notes which I found always indicated rough places and turns.

The wind was favourable, and I had thought to tow them back under sail, but the wind baffled, then died away, and our progress with the oars was a snail's pace.

When they reached the village, the Hazel-nut child left off pricking the horse, and the poor tired creature pursued its way at a snail's pace.