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... eyes , milling round in a yard knee deep in more mud . A favourite next step was to stand in the middle of the yard with a long pole , prodding a cow as occasion offered . Horns , hoofs , mud and lan- guage , all in the superlative ...
... eyes , milling round in a yard knee deep in more mud . A favourite next step was to stand in the middle of the yard with a long pole , prodding a cow as occasion offered . Horns , hoofs , mud and lan- guage , all in the superlative ...
Page 66
... Eyes are levelled first in the direction of the shot , for if rock flies , the first pieces to arrive at the men's positions would be those of lowest trajectory . Nothing that way . Eyes were now raised to gaze skywards . It is always ...
... Eyes are levelled first in the direction of the shot , for if rock flies , the first pieces to arrive at the men's positions would be those of lowest trajectory . Nothing that way . Eyes were now raised to gaze skywards . It is always ...
Page 92
... eyes stick out , their eyes stick out ! " " Yes , and your noses stick up ! Well , then , see if you can make your teeth stick in ! Plenty of people can't get a feed of fish , and here you've had fish for a week . It's my opinion you're ...
... eyes stick out , their eyes stick out ! " " Yes , and your noses stick up ! Well , then , see if you can make your teeth stick in ! Plenty of people can't get a feed of fish , and here you've had fish for a week . It's my opinion you're ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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