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Page 46
... horse's neck . Mr. Briggs bore our jokes with the greatest good - humour , protesting that he had not fallen , but that ... horses , unravelled the intricate meshes of cord which bound up the parcels , rolled out Mr. Briggs ' great bed ...
... horse's neck . Mr. Briggs bore our jokes with the greatest good - humour , protesting that he had not fallen , but that ... horses , unravelled the intricate meshes of cord which bound up the parcels , rolled out Mr. Briggs ' great bed ...
Page 48
... horse- rugs for blankets . I cannot say that the first night in the tent was pleasant ; the cold was sharp , the ... horses , and Grímr popped his head in at the door , with the cheerless announcement that the priest had nothing to ...
... horse- rugs for blankets . I cannot say that the first night in the tent was pleasant ; the cold was sharp , the ... horses , and Grímr popped his head in at the door , with the cheerless announcement that the priest had nothing to ...
Page 49
... horses had strayed far in quest of grass . Whilst they were being caught by Gúth- mundr and Magnús , I read over some chapters of the Aigla , the saga of a mighty warrior and chieftain whose house was this same Mósfell . One of the most ...
... horses had strayed far in quest of grass . Whilst they were being caught by Gúth- mundr and Magnús , I read over some chapters of the Aigla , the saga of a mighty warrior and chieftain whose house was this same Mósfell . One of the most ...
Page 57
... horses , the breakfast of the guides , and the milk and fuel , the sum of a dollar and a half ( 3s . 44d . ) , which was what Grímr decided on as a fair remuneration . The morning of June 20th was lovely , but cold ; a sharp northerly ...
... horses , the breakfast of the guides , and the milk and fuel , the sum of a dollar and a half ( 3s . 44d . ) , which was what Grímr decided on as a fair remuneration . The morning of June 20th was lovely , but cold ; a sharp northerly ...
Page 63
... horses safely through ; and , on reaching the sandy banks of a little river which fed the farm , they lay down one after another and rolled , snapping ropes and girths , smashing bottles , and severely trying the Icelandic boxes . After ...
... horses safely through ; and , on reaching the sandy banks of a little river which fed the farm , they lay down one after another and rolled , snapping ropes and girths , smashing bottles , and severely trying the Icelandic boxes . After ...
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