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Page 130
... governor himself could not deny afterwards . " " Do you want me to understand , sir , that you mind there being one life more or less on this earth ? ' I asked him , a few hours after we got away . " Certainly not , ' says he . " Well ...
... governor himself could not deny afterwards . " " Do you want me to understand , sir , that you mind there being one life more or less on this earth ? ' I asked him , a few hours after we got away . " Certainly not , ' says he . " Well ...
Page 131
... governor was there right enough , lying comfortable on a rug , where he could watch the offing , but I had gone back to the hut to get a chew of tobacco out of my bag . I had not broken myself of the habit then , and I couldn't be happy ...
... governor was there right enough , lying comfortable on a rug , where he could watch the offing , but I had gone back to the hut to get a chew of tobacco out of my bag . I had not broken myself of the habit then , and I couldn't be happy ...
Page 132
... governor's six- shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
... governor's six- shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
Page 133
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . ' I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . " I might have ...
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . ' I'm trying to strangle him . ' " There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . " I might have ...
Page 134
... governor owned up that the jump was the correct thing . " But he isn't dead , ' says he , bending over him . " Might as well hope to strangle an ox . We made haste to tie his elbows back , and then , before he came to him- self , we ...
... governor owned up that the jump was the correct thing . " But he isn't dead , ' says he , bending over him . " Might as well hope to strangle an ox . We made haste to tie his elbows back , and then , before he came to him- self , we ...
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