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... hands Captain Spencer's hat is taken off . - Sees Tiger with it in his mouth.- Joy . - Rest three days . - Mountains . Country improves . Copious rain . - Old Man — PAGE 199 CHAPTER X. Plenty of food . - Yellow bean . - Rough ground ...
... hands Captain Spencer's hat is taken off . - Sees Tiger with it in his mouth.- Joy . - Rest three days . - Mountains . Country improves . Copious rain . - Old Man — PAGE 199 CHAPTER X. Plenty of food . - Yellow bean . - Rough ground ...
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... hand hung listlessly down by his side , and it was soon saluted by a cold nose , and the gentle touch of a tongue . " Ah , Gipsy , why do you disturb your master ? " was the answer to this caress . " What will you do without me , my ...
... hand hung listlessly down by his side , and it was soon saluted by a cold nose , and the gentle touch of a tongue . " Ah , Gipsy , why do you disturb your master ? " was the answer to this caress . " What will you do without me , my ...
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... hands . One morning a small spotted shark snatched away a sheep skin , which was hanging at the bows ; and snakes of varied form and size swam from island to island . Some of them were beautifully marked with bands , and were the size ...
... hands . One morning a small spotted shark snatched away a sheep skin , which was hanging at the bows ; and snakes of varied form and size swam from island to island . Some of them were beautifully marked with bands , and were the size ...
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... hand down . He turned round with an astonished look , when his host bowed , apolo- gized for his seeming rudeness , and informed him that that was " the Devil's leaf , " and if he had touched it , it would have caused great soreness ...
... hand down . He turned round with an astonished look , when his host bowed , apolo- gized for his seeming rudeness , and informed him that that was " the Devil's leaf , " and if he had touched it , it would have caused great soreness ...
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... been once severely stung by an Acalepha , two feet long , the tail of which had a fin like that of an eel , he was careful not to touch * Ianthina . any of them with his hands . The canvas bag 18 ADVENTURES IN AUSTRALIA ; OR ,
... been once severely stung by an Acalepha , two feet long , the tail of which had a fin like that of an eel , he was careful not to touch * Ianthina . any of them with his hands . The canvas bag 18 ADVENTURES IN AUSTRALIA ; OR ,
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Acacia pendula Adelaide AFRICAN WANDERERS animal appeared arms asked Australia bark beautiful birds black fellow Boccolo boughs boyl-ya bushes cattle caught Charlie chela cliffs cloak cloth Cockatoos coloured companions covered distance Edition Englishman Engravings eyes Fcap feet fire fish flew flowers formed friends George Onslow Gipsy grass Gum-trees hands Harry Burton head heard hills hole horse Hunter River ISAAC TAYLOR Kangaroo killed Kinchela knew laughing leaves legs looked Malays master meal morning mouth natives never night Onslow Opossum party passed pieces pistols plain plenty poor Price proceeded replied returned river round sand saying schooner scrub seemed seen shore shoulders side skin spears spot stick stones stood surprised Swan River tail tain Spencer tarpauling Tiger told took traveller trees Trepang tribe turned walked Wallabies Warrup watched young
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