Condensed Novels: And Other PapersG. W. Carleton & Company, 1867 - 307 Seiten |
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Alemanni Aramis arms Athos beautiful bell Belle Boyd BROKAH broker Burke the Slogger called Captain Boltrope CHAPTER cigar cloth Court D'Artagnan dark Devil Donner Lake door dressed eyes face Father José fear feet fell fire French gazed Genevra gentleman girl glance Goblin Grange gunner's daughter hair hand Haunted head heard heart Henry Breckinridge hills Holy Ingomar innkeeper John Jenkins Lady Selina light Limehouse look Malmsey married Mary Melons morning mother Muck-a-Muck mysterious Natty Bumpo never Newfoundland dog night novel once padre Parthenia passed peculiar Perhaps Perigord Porthos Prince BADFELLAH Prince BULLEBOYE Pultneyville Rawjester remarkable San Francisco Sedilia seemed singular Sloperton smile stern STOKH stood story strange stranger street suddenly thou thousand sequins tion touched turned uttered voice vulgar little boy walk wife wind window young youth
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Seite 12 - The Judge was the first to break the silence. "Genevra, the logs which compose yonder fire seem to have been incautiously chosen. The sibilation produced by the sap, which exudes copiously therefrom, is not conducive to composition." "True, father, but I thought it would be preferable to the constant crepitation which is apt to attend the combustion of more seasoned ligneous fragments.
Seite 13 - Tompkins's, adorned by a simple feather, covered his erect head, from beneath which his straight locks descended. His right hand hung lightly by his side, while his left was engaged in holding on a pair of pantaloons, which the lawless grace and freedom of his lower limbs evidently could not brook. "Why...
Seite 16 - But as the ravishing notes of her sweet voice died upon the air, her hands sank listlessly to her side. Music could not chase away the mysterious shadow from her heart. Again she rose. Putting on a white crape bonnet, and carefully drawing a pair of lemon-colored gloves over her taper fingers, she seized her parasol and plunged into the depths of the pine forest. Chapter IV Genevra had not proceeded many miles before a weariness seized upon her fragile limbs, and she would fain seat herself upon...
Seite 19 - Jenny," he muttered between his clenched teeth. It was dark when he reached the borders of the lake. Around a glittering fire he dimly discerned dusky figures dancing. They were in war paint. Conspicuous among them was the renowned Muck-aMuck. But why did the fingers of Natty Bumpo tighten convulsively around his rifle? The chief held in his hand long tufts of raven hair. The heart of the pioneer sickened as he recognized the clustering curls of Genevra. In a moment his rifle was at his shoulder,...
Seite 15 - Man is retiring before the footsteps of the adventurous Pioneer. Inform him, if you please, that westward the star of empire takes its way, that the chiefs of the Pi-Ute nation are for Reconstruction to a man, and that Klamath will poll a heavy Republican vote in the fall.
Seite 171 - I felt that this must end here. I rose sternly and addressed Melons. "Melons, this is all irrelevant and impertinent to the case. You took those bananas. Your proposition regarding Carrots, even if I were inclined to accept it as credible information, does not alter the material issue. You took those bananas. The offense under the Statutes of California is felony.
Seite 17 - Eternally dog-gone my skin ef this ain't the puttiest chance yet ! " At the same moment, a long, shining barrel dropped lightly from behind her, and rested over her shoulder. Genevra shuddered. " Dern ye — don't move ! " Genevra- became motionless. The crack of a rifle rang through the woods. Three frightful yells were heard, and two sullen roars. Five animals bounded into the air and five lifeless bodies lay upon the plain. The well-aimed bullet had done its work. Entering the open throat of the...
Seite 20 - ... of Judge Tompkins, was the work of a moment. He burst open the door. Why did he stand transfixed with open mouth and distended eyeballs ? Was the sight too horrible to be borne ? On the contrary, before him, in her peerless beauty, stood Genevra Tompkins, leaning on her father's arm. " Ye 'r not scalped, then ! " gasped her lover. " No. I have no hesitation in saying that I am not ; but why this abruptness ?
Seite 70 - The crash startled me from my self-control. The housekeeper bent toward me and whispered: 'Don't be excited. It's Mr Rawjester - he prefers to come in sometimes in this way. It's his playfulness, ha! ha! ha!' 'I perceive,