Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7 |
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His face was handsome , though distorted with agony . Occasionally he pressed
his hand to his side as if in pain ; but maugre pain , weariness , or anguish , he
pressed on , admonished by the lengthening shadows of the approach of night .
His face was handsome , though distorted with agony . Occasionally he pressed
his hand to his side as if in pain ; but maugre pain , weariness , or anguish , he
pressed on , admonished by the lengthening shadows of the approach of night .
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... on his companions ' faces . The political complexion of New England at that
time no THE MAN WITH THE BOOK , 5.
... on his companions ' faces . The political complexion of New England at that
time no THE MAN WITH THE BOOK , 5.
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The expression of pain on his face was misconstrued by the superstitious hunters
into a look of fiendish triumph , and John Louder , seizing the arm of Bly ,
whispered : " It is he ! " “ Perhaps “ I know it , Bly , for he hath followed me all day .
The expression of pain on his face was misconstrued by the superstitious hunters
into a look of fiendish triumph , and John Louder , seizing the arm of Bly ,
whispered : " It is he ! " “ Perhaps “ I know it , Bly , for he hath followed me all day .
Page 8
He would throw the ball in my face and laugh at me . " The three walked hastily
along , casting wary and uneasy glances behind as the horseman drew nearer .
Each trembled lest the horseman should speak , and once or twice he seemed as
...
He would throw the ball in my face and laugh at me . " The three walked hastily
along , casting wary and uneasy glances behind as the horseman drew nearer .
Each trembled lest the horseman should speak , and once or twice he seemed as
...
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Overcome by suffering , he at last slipped from his saddle and , sitting among the
rustling leaves heedless of the lowering clouds and threatened storm , buried his
face in his hands . Two hours had certainly elapsed since he first came in sight ...
Overcome by suffering , he at last slipped from his saddle and , sitting among the
rustling leaves heedless of the lowering clouds and threatened storm , buried his
face in his hands . Two hours had certainly elapsed since he first came in sight ...
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| Title | Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7 Columbian Historical Novels, John Roy Musick |
| Author | John Roy Musick |
| Publisher | R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2015 |
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