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Page 11
... song of the waterfall , there dwells the glad chorus of a hundred bellbirds , gathered in their fives and tens and twenties in the rounded black maples on the fringe of that haunting bushland . Alas , Time , with relentless finger ...
... song of the waterfall , there dwells the glad chorus of a hundred bellbirds , gathered in their fives and tens and twenties in the rounded black maples on the fringe of that haunting bushland . Alas , Time , with relentless finger ...
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... song . " I canna sing ! " How people came to expect this prompt response . Always he could not sing , he had nae voice , he could mind naething ; but always he did sing . Songs ! " Robin Tamson's Smiddy , " " Betsy Broon , " who was ...
... song . " I canna sing ! " How people came to expect this prompt response . Always he could not sing , he had nae voice , he could mind naething ; but always he did sing . Songs ! " Robin Tamson's Smiddy , " " Betsy Broon , " who was ...
Page 97
... song made people's blood run cold and hot by turns , and set them to stamping their feet to reassure themselves . And that powerful singer , when people had re- gained their calm and their breath and had used the latter in recalling him ...
... song made people's blood run cold and hot by turns , and set them to stamping their feet to reassure themselves . And that powerful singer , when people had re- gained their calm and their breath and had used the latter in recalling him ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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