THE SERPENT-CHARMER

19-23— It is probable that Chateaubriand refers to some localitv on the

Genessee River in New York State.

20 — Onontagués. ' The Odondagas,' an Indian tribe.

75. 5— il sort, il is impersonal, The logical subject is bruit.

II— Moins perpendiculaires .... concentriques.

This passage is a description of the change of position of the serpent from that of a perpendicular spiral to that of concèntric circles lying flat on the ground.