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Page 92
... theeself a cowardly person , or thee wouldn't seek a quarrel with one , thee knows , can't fight thee . Thee would not be so ready with thee match . " With that , he stooped to gather up his skins , a proceeding that Stackpole , against ...
... theeself a cowardly person , or thee wouldn't seek a quarrel with one , thee knows , can't fight thee . Thee would not be so ready with thee match . " With that , he stooped to gather up his skins , a proceeding that Stackpole , against ...
Page 93
... theeself , to harm the creature ! What will thee have with me ? " " A fight ! a fight , I tell thee ! " replied Captain Ralph , " till I teach thy leatheri- fied conscience the new doctrines of Ken- tucky . " Fight thee , I cannot and ...
... theeself , to harm the creature ! What will thee have with me ? " " A fight ! a fight , I tell thee ! " replied Captain Ralph , " till I teach thy leatheri- fied conscience the new doctrines of Ken- tucky . " Fight thee , I cannot and ...
Page 94
... theeself mistaken , " said Nathan , giving up his gun to one of the young men , but instead of rejecting his hat , pulling it down tight over his brows . " There is locks taught among the moun- tains of Bedford , that may be as good as ...
... theeself mistaken , " said Nathan , giving up his gun to one of the young men , but instead of rejecting his hat , pulling it down tight over his brows . " There is locks taught among the moun- tains of Bedford , that may be as good as ...
Page 217
... theeself in the midst of thirty ambushed Injuns . " " Good heavens ! " cried Roland , " have we then been labouring only to approach the cut - throats ? There is not a moment , then , to lose , and your finding us is even more ...
... theeself in the midst of thirty ambushed Injuns . " " Good heavens ! " cried Roland , " have we then been labouring only to approach the cut - throats ? There is not a moment , then , to lose , and your finding us is even more ...
Page 250
... theeself nearer thee friends than thee thinks for . " This agreeable assurance was a cordial to the spirits of all , and the travellers now finding themselves , though still in profound darkness , moving through the open wood- lands ...
... theeself nearer thee friends than thee thinks for . " This agreeable assurance was a cordial to the spirits of all , and the travellers now finding themselves , though still in profound darkness , moving through the open wood- lands ...
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