 | Charles Johnston, Peter Johnston - Indian captivities - 1827 - 276 pages
...great a value upon it ; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she...With increased reluctance, she answered, that she should never be able to bring them back. " His curiosity being now excited, he insisted on her disclosing... | |
 | Military art and science - 1830 - 830 pages
...upon it, and yet she had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He demanded why ehe was more reluctant to do so now, than she had been when she had taken away the skin to make the former pair ; with increased reluctance she answered that she should... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 632 pages
...a vaiue upon it ; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then 'asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she...pair. With increased reluctance she answered, that she should never be able to bring them back. " His curiosity was now excited, he insisted on her disclosing... | |
 | John Alexander McClung - Indian captivities - 1852 - 344 pages
...great a value upon it ; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she...pair. With increased reluctance she answered, that she should never be able to bring them back. " His curiosity was now excited, he insisted on her disclosing... | |
 | William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 432 pages
...; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her, why she wai more reluctant to do so now, than she had been when...seemed to be struggling in her bosom for utterance. At NOTE E.— PONTIAC'S WAR. 355 last, on receiving a promise that the intelligence she was about to give... | |
 | William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 448 pages
...great a value upon it ; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her, why she was more reluctant to do so now, than...increased reluctance she answered, that she never •hould be able to bring them back. His curiosity being now excited, he insisted on her disclosing... | |
 | JAS. D. M'CABE, JR. - 1871 - 1164 pages
...great a value upon it; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she...pair. With increased reluctance she answered, that she should never be able to bring them back. His curiosity was now excited ; he insisted on her disclosing... | |
 | Horace S. Knapp - Allen County (Ind.) - 1872 - 758 pages
...great a value upon it ; and yet haJ not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she...pair. With increased reluctance she answered, that she should never be able to bring them back. His curiosity was now excited, and he insisted on her disclosing... | |
 | John Alexander McClung - Indian captivities - 1872 - 450 pages
...great a value upon it ; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to tell him so. He then asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she had been when she made the former pair. AVith increased reluctance she answered, that she should never be able to bring them back. "His curiosity... | |
 | Horace S. Knapp - Allen County (Ind.) - 1877 - 772 pages
...great value upon it ; and yet had not been able to prevail upon, herself to tell him so. He then asked her why she was more reluctant to do so now than she had teen when she made the former pa'r. With increased reluctance she answered, that she should never be... | |
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She told him, after much hesitation, that as he had always behaved with great goodness towards her, she was unwilling to take away the remainder of the skin, because he put so great a value upon it; and yet had not been able to prevail upon herself to... 
