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Page 146
... slowly from face to face of those seated in the tent , the eagle feather in his hair trembling slightly with each motion of his head . He then deliberately kicked the presents which lay before him , seized his lance , and proceeding ...
... slowly from face to face of those seated in the tent , the eagle feather in his hair trembling slightly with each motion of his head . He then deliberately kicked the presents which lay before him , seized his lance , and proceeding ...
Page 161
... slowly toward the house , stopping often to chat , or pausing over a plant or a flower . Since his return from Ireland Mr. Johnston had taken to using a cane . A dropsy in the leg and ankle made him limp , and he felt besides a sort of ...
... slowly toward the house , stopping often to chat , or pausing over a plant or a flower . Since his return from Ireland Mr. Johnston had taken to using a cane . A dropsy in the leg and ankle made him limp , and he felt besides a sort of ...
Page 343
... slowly , very slowly , be- tween the sheer walls . Stains of iron rust , water stains , the faint lines of the stone seaming , were all that broke the monotony of the long , mathematically straight cliff- sides of the lock . Standing on ...
... slowly , very slowly , be- tween the sheer walls . Stains of iron rust , water stains , the faint lines of the stone seaming , were all that broke the monotony of the long , mathematically straight cliff- sides of the lock . Standing on ...
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