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Page 113
... lived . There was no opening for light , except the door , and through this , thin smoke curled from a fire , which the boy had lighted for roasting coffee . On one side of the cot was a pile of trout as high as the hovel itself , and ...
... lived . There was no opening for light , except the door , and through this , thin smoke curled from a fire , which the boy had lighted for roasting coffee . On one side of the cot was a pile of trout as high as the hovel itself , and ...
Page 135
... lived here unmo- lested , preying on his neighbours ' cattle . A thrall vanished from some near farm now and then , and for days the lone shepherd up the heithi heard shrieks which were echoed from crag to crag along these ravines . At ...
... lived here unmo- lested , preying on his neighbours ' cattle . A thrall vanished from some near farm now and then , and for days the lone shepherd up the heithi heard shrieks which were echoed from crag to crag along these ravines . At ...
Page 175
... for the minister himself . The present priest is such an inveterate drunkard that the islanders kicked him out a few years back , and lived without a pastor , till they found that they could get no GRIMSEY FISHERMEN . 175.
... for the minister himself . The present priest is such an inveterate drunkard that the islanders kicked him out a few years back , and lived without a pastor , till they found that they could get no GRIMSEY FISHERMEN . 175.
Page 178
... lived on the way to the new church . I found his house to be a small wooden cottage , so close and stifling as to be quite insupportable , so that after having pur- chased a couple of books , I was glad to withdraw . A news- paper , the ...
... lived on the way to the new church . I found his house to be a small wooden cottage , so close and stifling as to be quite insupportable , so that after having pur- chased a couple of books , I was glad to withdraw . A news- paper , the ...
Page 201
... lived in a mountain . As he left the bridal hall , the host presented him with horses , dogs , and hunting gear ; also with a bloodhound , which was set on the saddle - bow before the king , and the troop was bidden not THE WILD ...
... lived in a mountain . As he left the bridal hall , the host presented him with horses , dogs , and hunting gear ; also with a bloodhound , which was set on the saddle - bow before the king , and the troop was bidden not THE WILD ...
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