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... Beardman , black of beard and deep of voice . A big and burly Orkney Islander , Bill , of the utmost deliberation . He did his carting with a raw- boned team of four horses and ( perhaps a custom brought from the Orkneys ) travelled ...
... Beardman , black of beard and deep of voice . A big and burly Orkney Islander , Bill , of the utmost deliberation . He did his carting with a raw- boned team of four horses and ( perhaps a custom brought from the Orkneys ) travelled ...
Page 93
... Beardman , who kept the store ( it could scarcely have been said to keep him ) grumbled in his black beard that it was a " danged new - fangled idea " that would put him " on the rocks . " Other people , however , brought out sheets of ...
... Beardman , who kept the store ( it could scarcely have been said to keep him ) grumbled in his black beard that it was a " danged new - fangled idea " that would put him " on the rocks . " Other people , however , brought out sheets of ...
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... Beardman's still obstinately black beard was wont to wag over many a table in those days , while the question of a mortgage over the cattle was discussed . He had to make the best of it , and make figures in a book a substitute for ...
... Beardman's still obstinately black beard was wont to wag over many a table in those days , while the question of a mortgage over the cattle was discussed . He had to make the best of it , and make figures in a book a substitute for ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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