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... bank while the quarry had still some distance to swim . Geordie , cool hand , held his fire lest the bull die in the water , but as soon as it reached the far bank he sent a solid - nosed bullet from the Snyder into the animal's back ...
... bank while the quarry had still some distance to swim . Geordie , cool hand , held his fire lest the bull die in the water , but as soon as it reached the far bank he sent a solid - nosed bullet from the Snyder into the animal's back ...
Page 111
... bank home . On these trips he had usually a good load each way , for he had a habit of putting into that sugar - bag anything he thought might be useful or interesting . Typical items were , on the homeward journey , shells picked up on ...
... bank home . On these trips he had usually a good load each way , for he had a habit of putting into that sugar - bag anything he thought might be useful or interesting . Typical items were , on the homeward journey , shells picked up on ...
Page 129
... bank , till ilka troot has its heid ablow a stane , an ' noucht but its tail waggin ' oot ! Guid ! Ye may weel spier ! " But he caught good fish and his accounts of the catching of them made a change of theme for his descriptive efforts ...
... bank , till ilka troot has its heid ablow a stane , an ' noucht but its tail waggin ' oot ! Guid ! Ye may weel spier ! " But he caught good fish and his accounts of the catching of them made a change of theme for his descriptive efforts ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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