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... Billy 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 ) ...
... Billy 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 ) ...
Page 46
... Billy O'Lane , as usual in charge of the tea depart- ment and believing in early preparation , had managed to blunder against the tank with two kerosene tins in hand . The resultant clatter brought a few heads smartly round , and even ...
... Billy O'Lane , as usual in charge of the tea depart- ment and believing in early preparation , had managed to blunder against the tank with two kerosene tins in hand . The resultant clatter brought a few heads smartly round , and even ...
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... billy boiled , while out came the food - home - made bread and scones , honey that had seen neither extractor nor patent hive , but had been taken from a hollow tree and strained through a piece of cheese - cloth ; home - made butter ...
... billy boiled , while out came the food - home - made bread and scones , honey that had seen neither extractor nor patent hive , but had been taken from a hollow tree and strained through a piece of cheese - cloth ; home - made butter ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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