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...side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him : he looked anxiously in the same direction, and perceived...it. On nearer approach, he was still more surprised it the singularity of the stranger's appearance. He was a short square-built old fellow, with thick...

...side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Eip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him ; he looked anxiously in the same direction, and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling tip the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to...