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Thomas D’Arcy McGee. ↩
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The American “lion” is only a small species of pumas and not formidable enough to terrify a Nantucket youth. ↩
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The French word is banquise, which means the vast stretch of icebergs farther south than the barrière or ice wall. ↩
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The legendary etymology of this piscatorial designation is Janitore, the “doorkeeper,” in allusion to St. Peter, who brought a fish said to be of that species, to our Lord at His command. ↩