The Fourth Watch1st World Publishing, 2004 - 316 страници Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - The boy plied his hoe in a listless manner, for his thoughts were elsewhere. Several hundred yards to the right stood the forest, glorious in its brilliant autumn hues. There among those trees the wary partridges were feeding or perching temptingly upon bough, fallen log or ragged stump. To the left the waters of the noble River St. John rippled and sparkled beneath the glowing sun. Over there amidst that long stretch of marshland, in many a cove and reedy creek, the wild ducks were securely hidden. What connection had a rugged, stirring lad with a brown sombre potato patch when the strong insistent voice of the wild was calling him to fields afar? There was no inspiration here - among these straggling rows. Nothing to thrill a boy's heart, or to send the blood surging and tingling through his body. But there - ! He sighed as he leaned upon his hoe and looked yearningly around. Down on the shore; in a sheltered cove among the trees, the Scud, a small boat, was idly flapping her dirty patched sail. |
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... Nellie , " laughed her father , giving her an affectionate kiss , " I have captured your young hero at last , and I'm glad you recognize him . He's to live with us , to be your honourable bodyguard , your Fidus Achates , in fact ...
... Nellie , " laughed her father , giving her an affectionate kiss , " I have captured your young hero at last , and I'm glad you recognize him . He's to live with us , to be your honourable bodyguard , your Fidus Achates , in fact ...
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... Nellie's face . Could it be possible that this was the woman he had rescued , and who had spoken so kindly to him ? It was the same , there could be no mistake , only now she seemed more beautiful than ever . He felt her soft hand ...
... Nellie's face . Could it be possible that this was the woman he had rescued , and who had spoken so kindly to him ? It was the same , there could be no mistake , only now she seemed more beautiful than ever . He felt her soft hand ...
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... Nellie . " There isn't a more real person in Glendow than Mrs. Stickles . She's a friend to everyone , and knows everybody's business for miles around . " " Indeed , she does , " replied her father . " It was she who told me about our ...
... Nellie . " There isn't a more real person in Glendow than Mrs. Stickles . She's a friend to everyone , and knows everybody's business for miles around . " " Indeed , she does , " replied her father . " It was she who told me about our ...
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... Nellie had finished with the dishes , she came into the study , and , seeing Dan , she paused to look upon him . Then she crossed to where her father was sitting , and touched him gently on the shoulder and pointed to the sleeping lad ...
... Nellie had finished with the dishes , she came into the study , and , seeing Dan , she paused to look upon him . Then she crossed to where her father was sitting , and touched him gently on the shoulder and pointed to the sleeping lad ...
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... Nellie . " It seems he has never been at school , and cannot read or write . He is very anxious to learn , and his father , before his death , was giving him some lessons . We must see that he has every chance to learn while with us ...
... Nellie . " It seems he has never been at school , and cannot read or write . He is very anxious to learn , and his father , before his death , was giving him some lessons . We must see that he has every chance to learn while with us ...
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The Golden Key | 70 |
Hitting Back | 155 |
WashTub Philosophy | 165 |
The Sting | 178 |
The Overseer | 188 |
Decision | 201 |
In the Deep of the Heart | 211 |
Where Is Dan? | 221 |
The Rush of Doom | 233 |
Beating the Devil | 82 |
In Camp | 92 |
Guarding the Flock | 100 |
Light and Shadow | 109 |
For the Sake of a Child | 120 |
The Long Night | 127 |
Deepening Shadows | 136 |
For Sweet Loves Sake | 144 |
Beneath the Ashes | 244 |
A Rope of Sand | 256 |
In the Toils | 267 |
Waiting and Serving | 275 |
Rifted Clouds | 285 |
Beneath the Surface | 292 |
Light at Eventide | 303 |
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