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Page 109
... 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 . 66 6 66 6 Certainly not , ' says he ...
... 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 . 66 6 66 6 Certainly not , ' says he ...
Page 110
... governor chucked them a few dollars to begin with ; but it was like boarding with a pair of savage apes , anyhow . By and by we noticed them talking a lot together . They had twigged the cash - box , and the leather portmanteaus , and ...
... governor chucked them a few dollars to begin with ; but it was like boarding with a pair of savage apes , anyhow . By and by we noticed them talking a lot together . They had twigged the cash - box , and the leather portmanteaus , and ...
Page 111
... 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 112
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . I'm trying to strangle him . ' 66 There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . 66 “ I might have ...
... governor puts his revolver in his pocket . " " Tie his legs together , sir , ' I yell . I'm trying to strangle him . ' 66 There was a lot of their fibre - lines lying about . I gave him a last squeeze and then got up . 66 “ I might have ...
Page 113
... governor owned up that the jump was the correct thing . 66 66 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 himself , we ...
... governor owned up that the jump was the correct thing . 66 66 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 himself , we ...
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