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Page 114
... governor him- self 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 him- self 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 115
... governor was there right enough , lying comfortable on a rug , where he could watch the offing , but I had gone back ... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box ...
... governor was there right enough , lying comfortable on a rug , where he could watch the offing , but I had gone back ... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box ...
Page 116
... governor and I were on one side , and these two beauties , cross - legged on the other , grunting a word or two to each other now and then , hardly human speech at all , and their eyes down , fast on the ground . For the last three days ...
... governor and I were on one side , and these two beauties , cross - legged on the other , grunting a word or two to each other now and then , hardly human speech at all , and their eyes down , fast on the ground . For the last three days ...
Page 117
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . 66 " 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 . 66 " 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 118
... governor ! Oh , my word ! More than any dog is any man . " of Schomberg squared his chest . " Oh , and that's one of the things I wanted to mention to Mr. Jones , " he said . " It's unpleasant to have that fellow round the house so ...
... governor ! Oh , my word ! More than any dog is any man . " of Schomberg squared his chest . " Oh , and that's one of the things I wanted to mention to Mr. Jones , " he said . " It's unpleasant to have that fellow round the house so ...
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