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Page 182
99 The man looked up with a mixture of apprehension and disfavour , and began to wave his open palm rapidly before his face , as if to ward off the frightful onslaught of foreign sound . This being by no means an uncommon occurrence ...
99 The man looked up with a mixture of apprehension and disfavour , and began to wave his open palm rapidly before his face , as if to ward off the frightful onslaught of foreign sound . This being by no means an uncommon occurrence ...
Page 221
Presently we spied a fairly good stag , with a few hinds , below a steep face , about a quarter - mile from the tumbledown sheep - fence which marks the march . We thought we could get in at him fairly easily , and all went well till we ...
Presently we spied a fairly good stag , with a few hinds , below a steep face , about a quarter - mile from the tumbledown sheep - fence which marks the march . We thought we could get in at him fairly easily , and all went well till we ...
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Exhausted by the fierce battle with water alone , they could not face it when reinforced by wind . Reluctantly he gave the word to return to the jail . Slowly and painfully they obeyed , many crawling on hands and knees , unable to ...
Exhausted by the fierce battle with water alone , they could not face it when reinforced by wind . Reluctantly he gave the word to return to the jail . Slowly and painfully they obeyed , many crawling on hands and knees , unable to ...
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