White Conquest, Volume 1Chatto and Windus, 1876 |
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Pagina 10
... settler , he is sure of bite and sup . His hands can bait a snare and throw a hatchet ; yet the poor old fellow is so much a savage , he would rather beg than steal , and rather steal than work . Aged , but not venerable , he loafs in ...
... settler , he is sure of bite and sup . His hands can bait a snare and throw a hatchet ; yet the poor old fellow is so much a savage , he would rather beg than steal , and rather steal than work . Aged , but not venerable , he loafs in ...
Pagina 46
... settler in these parts . If this valley had a little more rain , a little more soil , and a little less sun and wind , it would be a place ! You bet ? ' Leaving the open sewers and pretty balconies of Monterey behind , we cross the ...
... settler in these parts . If this valley had a little more rain , a little more soil , and a little less sun and wind , it would be a place ! You bet ? ' Leaving the open sewers and pretty balconies of Monterey behind , we cross the ...
Pagina 48
... settler . 6 I am not a colonel . So far as I have anything to do with arms , I serve Queen Victoria as a private in the Inns of Court Volunteers . ' Then you are equal to a colonel ! Sir , a man must have a title if he wishes to escape ...
... settler . 6 I am not a colonel . So far as I have anything to do with arms , I serve Queen Victoria as a private in the Inns of Court Volunteers . ' Then you are equal to a colonel ! Sir , a man must have a title if he wishes to escape ...
Pagina 50
... unscared by any gun . Such fellows seemed to Sherwood far from pleasant neighbours , and by no means likely settlers in a town . Yet Major Bucknall meant to try his luck- Come , let us build a city . ' He 50 WHITE CONQUEST .
... unscared by any gun . Such fellows seemed to Sherwood far from pleasant neighbours , and by no means likely settlers in a town . Yet Major Bucknall meant to try his luck- Come , let us build a city . ' He 50 WHITE CONQUEST .
Pagina 51
... settlers came into the valley , looking out for sheep - runs , followed by Americans with a scent for corner lots . In less than seven years , the Major's cabin on the lake has grown into a city of three thousand souls ! Already Salinas ...
... settlers came into the valley , looking out for sheep - runs , followed by Americans with a scent for corner lots . In less than seven years , the Major's cabin on the lake has grown into a city of three thousand souls ! Already Salinas ...
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