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... fact be known . Apparently most of the able- bodied men on the Isle had been vanquished by him , more especially Irishmen who visited there . He had an abiding contempt for these interlopers , one of whom had , in a jealous outburst ...
... fact be known . Apparently most of the able- bodied men on the Isle had been vanquished by him , more especially Irishmen who visited there . He had an abiding contempt for these interlopers , one of whom had , in a jealous outburst ...
Page 42
... fact in a high - pitched voice ; and in the exuberance of having done a worth - while job well , threw a log on the fire with such abandon that great embers fell hissing into every tin . What of it ? Jack Churchfield almost welcomed the ...
... fact in a high - pitched voice ; and in the exuberance of having done a worth - while job well , threw a log on the fire with such abandon that great embers fell hissing into every tin . What of it ? Jack Churchfield almost welcomed the ...
Page 65
... fact had a slight element of good fortune in it , for a faulty piece of fuse will cause a misfire , and a dangerous one , since the fuse may smoulder for some time and then , when the work- men have decided that it is no longer burning ...
... fact had a slight element of good fortune in it , for a faulty piece of fuse will cause a misfire , and a dangerous one , since the fuse may smoulder for some time and then , when the work- men have decided that it is no longer burning ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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