74:its eyebrows should have been. It was a morning like other mornings and 
166:and hunger almost better than Kino himself. In the canoe she was like a 
308:shell-like waterproof plaster whose making was a secret of the fishing 
334:shimmer that looked like water. There was no certainty in seeing, no 
348:year Kino refinished his canoe with the hard shell-like plaster by the 
380:gray oysters with ruffles like skirts on the shells, the barnacle-
434:ancient oyster, and in the lip-like muscle Kino saw a ghostly gleam, 
463:like flesh writhed up and then subsided. Kino lifted the flesh, and 
485:A town is a thing like a colonial animal. A town has a nervous system 
515:almsgiver in the world like a poor man who is suddenly lucky. 
540:distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, 
541:or like loneliness when love is withheld. The poison sacs of the town 
573:And the music of the pearl rose like a chorus of trumpets in his ears. 
640:them like children. 
642:Father of the Church." He made it sound like a benediction. "Thy 
671:came to him and threshed itself in greeting like a windblown flag, and 
681:family behind him, and the Song of the Family came from behind him like 
683:to be like, he had created it. A plan is a real thing, and things 
821:women like chickens. He took the baby and examined it and felt its 
846:pearl in a safe place? Perhaps you would like me to put it in my safe?" 
899:hung on a string, and then he sprang like an angry cat, leaped striking 
921:harshly. "This pearl is like a sin! It will destroy us," and her voice 
1043:back or side of his head, like a rash, unmarried, irresponsible man, 
1082:woman is like a soldier sent by God to guard some part of the castle of 
1173:"You have heard of fool's gold," the dealer said. "This pearl is like 
1195:like this. The pearl was large, but it had a strange color. They had 
1333:then her lips drew back from her teeth like a cat's lips. She set 
1384:she moved the fireplace stone. And then like a shadow she glided toward 
1399:Kino looked down at her and his teeth were bared. He hissed at her like 
1400:a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a 
1441:Kino moved sluggishly, arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed 
1520:The house of Juan Tomas was almost exactly like Kino's house; nearly 
1559:"I do not want to bring danger to you," Kino said. "I know I am like a 
1586:mangroves plunged like frightened cattle, and a fine sandy dust arose 
1589:country like snow. 
1610:was like a death. "You will not give up the pearl?" 
1753:the ground like animals and found a sign and crouched over it while the 
1755:The trackers whined a little, like excited dogs on a warming trail. 
1899:to the little pools that were like steps in the mountain cleft. Beside 
1983:that two of the men were sleeping, curled up like dogs, while the third 
2016:Juana moved to the entrance and looked out. She peered like an owl from 
2026:Kino edged like a slow lizard down the smooth rock shoulder. He had 
2034:that lived near the stream twittered like birds, and the high metallic 
2076:"I don't know," said the watcher. "It sounded like a cry, almost like a 
2077:human- like a baby." 
2079:with a litter. I've heard a coyote pup cry like a baby." 
2092:struck the head of the seated man like a melon. The third man scrabbled 
2093:away like a crab, slipped into the pool, and then he began to climb 
2121:had a rifle across his arm and Juana carried her shawl like a sack over 
2136:only straight ahead. Their legs moved a little jerkily, like well-made 
2159:top of his head shot away. And the pearl was ugly; it was gray, like a 
2172:to the sand bottom among the fern-like plants. Above, the surface of