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Page 162
... yell of a human being , but at a great distance off . At the place which they had reached , the canes and undergrowth of other kinds had dis- appeared , and a wide glade , stretching over hill and hollow , swept away from both sides of ...
... yell of a human being , but at a great distance off . At the place which they had reached , the canes and undergrowth of other kinds had dis- appeared , and a wide glade , stretching over hill and hollow , swept away from both sides of ...
Page 165
... yells must proceed from some unlucky hunter , perishing by inches in the grasp of a wild beast , perhaps a bear or panther , with which animals it was easy to believe the forest might abound . With such horrible fancies oppressing his ...
... yells must proceed from some unlucky hunter , perishing by inches in the grasp of a wild beast , perhaps a bear or panther , with which animals it was easy to believe the forest might abound . With such horrible fancies oppressing his ...
Page 167
... yells of mortal terror , for such they had been , with which he had so long filled the forest , were changed to shrieks of rap- ture , as soon as he beheld help approach in the person of the astonished soldier . " Praised be the Etarnal ...
... yells of mortal terror , for such they had been , with which he had so long filled the forest , were changed to shrieks of rap- ture , as soon as he beheld help approach in the person of the astonished soldier . " Praised be the Etarnal ...
Page 172
... his struggles had almost buried in his flesh . A single touch of the steel , rewarded by such a yell of transport as was never before heard in those savage retreats , sufficed to sever the bond ; 172 NICK OF THE WOODS .
... his struggles had almost buried in his flesh . A single touch of the steel , rewarded by such a yell of transport as was never before heard in those savage retreats , sufficed to sever the bond ; 172 NICK OF THE WOODS .
Page 247
... but ill fortune crossing the waters . - Hark , friend ! does thee hear ? " he exclaimed , coming to a pause , as a sudden and frightful yell sud- denly rose in the forest beyond the ridge , obviously NICK OF THE WOODS . 247.
... but ill fortune crossing the waters . - Hark , friend ! does thee hear ? " he exclaimed , coming to a pause , as a sudden and frightful yell sud- denly rose in the forest beyond the ridge , obviously NICK OF THE WOODS . 247.
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