A Mating in the WildsWard, Lock & Company, 1920 - 318 pages |
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... gave way as he smiled . " A tinted Venus ! " he murmured to himself . " I wonder where she belongs . " Looking round , away across the willows , planted on the meadow above the marshy banks , he caught sight of the tops of a couple of ...
... gave way as he smiled . " A tinted Venus ! " he murmured to himself . " I wonder where she belongs . " Looking round , away across the willows , planted on the meadow above the marshy banks , he caught sight of the tops of a couple of ...
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... gave him three years ' penal servitude . ' " What is his name ? " - " " " Stane Hubert Stane ! " replied the man shortly . As he spoke he glanced back over his shoulder towards the man whom they were discuss- ing , then hastily averted ...
... gave him three years ' penal servitude . ' " What is his name ? " - " " " Stane Hubert Stane ! " replied the man shortly . As he spoke he glanced back over his shoulder towards the man whom they were discuss- ing , then hastily averted ...
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... gave no sign of being so . But the girl looked at him frankly , and as she did so , Hubert Stane looked back , and caught his breath , as he had reason to . She was fair as an English rose , moulded in spacious lines like a daughter of ...
... gave no sign of being so . But the girl looked at him frankly , and as she did so , Hubert Stane looked back , and caught his breath , as he had reason to . She was fair as an English rose , moulded in spacious lines like a daughter of ...
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... gave him a curt nod and resumed his barter with the Indian . His assistant being also busy for the moment , Stane turned towards the In- dian girl whose liquid eyes were regarding him shyly , and addressed her in her native dialect ...
... gave him a curt nod and resumed his barter with the Indian . His assistant being also busy for the moment , Stane turned towards the In- dian girl whose liquid eyes were regarding him shyly , and addressed her in her native dialect ...
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... gave a little laugh . “ I believe I could enjoy living up here . " Ainley laughed with her . " A year of this , " he said , lightly , " and you would begin to hunger for parties and theatres and dances and books and you would look to ...
... gave a little laugh . “ I believe I could enjoy living up here . " Ainley laughed with her . " A year of this , " he said , lightly , " and you would begin to hunger for parties and theatres and dances and books and you would look to ...
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Page 126 - It was a lover and his lass, With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino, That o'er the green corn-field did pass In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding : Sweet lovers love the spring.
Page 111 - Under the greenwood tree * Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat, Come hither, come hither, come hither : Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather.* JAQ.
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Page 113 - I became aware of a strange lack. I wished a companion to lie near me in the starlight, silent and not moving, but ever within touch. For there is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect. And to live out of doors with the woman a man loves is of all lives the most complete and free.
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Page 33 - Dow, was finished also, and when the school year ended he folded his tent like the Arabs and as silently stole away.
Page 306 - North- West Mounted Police Force, and will well and truly obey and perform all lawful orders and instructions which I shall receive as such, without fear, favour, or affection of or toward any person. So help me, God.
Page 294 - I am more than happy to receive this rod and reel on this bipartisan, nonpolitical trip of mine. Over at Sun Valley, I had a lot of lessons in casting, with a rod not half as good or half as light as this one. And I will tell you what I am going to do. When things warm up, and we get into politics, I am going to take this rod out and try to catch votes as well as fish with it.
Page 58 - He rose quickly to his feet in order to get a better view of the object which had suddenly floated into his line of vision.