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Side 20
... old hands to join . Feeling some curiosity to ascertain the cause of this unusual
diffidence , I occasionally allowed my eyes to wander to the spot where our sturdy
1 bunter stood looking moodily upon us , as the 20 FIRESIDE READING .
... old hands to join . Feeling some curiosity to ascertain the cause of this unusual
diffidence , I occasionally allowed my eyes to wander to the spot where our sturdy
1 bunter stood looking moodily upon us , as the 20 FIRESIDE READING .
Side 28
The whole plain , as far as the eye could discern , was covered by one enormous
mass of buffalo . The scene , at the very least computation , would certainly
extend ten miles , and in the whole of this great space , including about eight
miles in ...
The whole plain , as far as the eye could discern , was covered by one enormous
mass of buffalo . The scene , at the very least computation , would certainly
extend ten miles , and in the whole of this great space , including about eight
miles in ...
Side 30
... after having served as a supernumerary watch for several hours , was stooping
to lay his gun in its usual place at the head of his couch , when he was startled by
seeing a pair of eyes , wild and bright as those of a tiger , gleaming from a dark ...
... after having served as a supernumerary watch for several hours , was stooping
to lay his gun in its usual place at the head of his couch , when he was startled by
seeing a pair of eyes , wild and bright as those of a tiger , gleaming from a dark ...
Side 31
... said of his eyes , but they were certainly the most wonderful I ever looked into ;
glittering and scintillating constantly , like the mirror - glasses in a lamp - frame ,
and rolling and dancing in their orbits as though possessed of abstract volition .
... said of his eyes , but they were certainly the most wonderful I ever looked into ;
glittering and scintillating constantly , like the mirror - glasses in a lamp - frame ,
and rolling and dancing in their orbits as though possessed of abstract volition .
Side 32
... of upper table - land of North America -- a region without a single green thing to
vary and enliven the scene , and abounding in swarms of ferocious little black
gnats , which assail the eyes , ears , nostrils , and mouth of the unhappy traveler .
... of upper table - land of North America -- a region without a single green thing to
vary and enliven the scene , and abounding in swarms of ferocious little black
gnats , which assail the eyes , ears , nostrils , and mouth of the unhappy traveler .
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