midair

“Oh, can’t you?” The Manager paused in his midair flight and regarded the child anxiously. “ Well, if that’s the case,” he added at last, “ we can put you in the movies.””

“Hawks, falcons and other raptors share traits that make them formidable hunters. Strong legs with talons can grab and hold their victims. Hooked bills can bite and tear at their prey. And keen eyes search far and wide for their next meal. Owls see well in the dark and hunt at night, but hawks and falcons are active during the day. These diurnal raptors share another trait: phenomenal flying ability. They can soar to great heights and fly at amazing speeds. Sharp shinned and Cooper's hawks dash through the woods after small birds, steering between tangled limbs with their rudder -like tails. Merlins — blue jay-sized falcons — accelerate so fast that they earned the nickname "bullet hawk." North America's smallest falcon, the kestrel, flies into the wind, beats its wings rapidly and hovers while scanning the ground for food. The champion fliers of all are peregrine falcons. When a soaring peregrine spots a meal on the wing, it folds its wings and dives for a midair strike. A peregrine's stoop often reaches 90 miles per hour.”

“The leaping dog spun around in midair.”

“The rooms seemed to run on for blocks, stuffed with automata human and animal assembled and in pieces, disappearing-cabinets, tables that would float in midair and other trick furniture, Davenport figures with dark-rimmed eyes in sinister faces, lengths of perfect black velvet and multicolored silk brocade a-riot with Oriental scenes […]”