13. Too Many Paragraphs.—Sometimes matter that might be properly included in one paragraph is spread over two or three paragraphs, as in the following passages:—
I. As the Hurons, to every appearance, had abandoned the pursuit, there was no apparent reason for this excess of caution.
The flight was, however, maintained for hours, until they had reached a bay, near the northern termination of the lake.
Here the canoe was driven upon the beach, and the whole party landed.
II. The Duke of Normandy landed in Sussex, in the year 1066. He had an army of sixty thousand chosen men, for accomplishing his bold enterprise.
Many gallant knights who were not his subjects joined him, in the hope of obtaining fame in arms and estates, if his enterprise should prosper.
Exercise 33.—Write the following selection in three paragraphs. State the subject of each paragraph.
Burton Holmes, the lecturer, says that the Indians of Alaska regard white men and canned goods as so closely associated that they are nearly synonymous.
Wherever the white man is seen, canned meats, fruits, and vegetables are found.