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... old Harry Finley , slim and red - bearded , gave instruction in that art . Harry was past his best , though , and beyond making novices look foolish , and he came to enjoy the sport less and less . As the years rolled on the old chap ...
... old Harry Finley , slim and red - bearded , gave instruction in that art . Harry was past his best , though , and beyond making novices look foolish , and he came to enjoy the sport less and less . As the years rolled on the old chap ...
Page 89
... old Harry Finley led them , and Ike Herring , who lived there , heartily cursed them . For Ike had cleared and grassed a small patch on the near side of the river , and the horses , always hungry , would bare the ground and roll on it ...
... old Harry Finley led them , and Ike Herring , who lived there , heartily cursed them . For Ike had cleared and grassed a small patch on the near side of the river , and the horses , always hungry , would bare the ground and roll on it ...
Page 135
... old Harry Finley was carried out from his hut down there , whence he had retired to fend for himself and to depend no more on inferior cooking . The long kamahis down at Mulligan's will perhaps have answered back to the voices of ...
... old Harry Finley was carried out from his hut down there , whence he had retired to fend for himself and to depend no more on inferior cooking . The long kamahis down at Mulligan's will perhaps have answered back to the voices of ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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