Collected Works of Charles Kingsley: The water-babiesMacmillan and Company, 1895 |
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Page 64
... light from the heat and drought . But that was why cunning old Sir John started at five in the morning . And at last he came to the top of Lewthwaite Crag , and there he bayed , and looked up in their faces , as much as to say , " I ...
... light from the heat and drought . But that was why cunning old Sir John started at five in the morning . And at last he came to the top of Lewthwaite Crag , and there he bayed , and looked up in their faces , as much as to say , " I ...
Page 113
... light of it — in the thousandth part of a second they were gone again - but he had seen them , he was certain of it - Three beautiful little white girls , with their arms twined round each other's necks , floating down the torrent , as ...
... light of it — in the thousandth part of a second they were gone again - but he had seen them , he was certain of it - Three beautiful little white girls , with their arms twined round each other's necks , floating down the torrent , as ...
Page 130
... light as it stopped over a shallow run at the edge of a low rock . And there , underneath the light , lay five or six great salmon , looking up at the flame with their great goggle eyes , and wagging their tails , as if they were very ...
... light as it stopped over a shallow run at the edge of a low rock . And there , underneath the light , lay five or six great salmon , looking up at the flame with their great goggle eyes , and wagging their tails , as if they were very ...
Page 131
... light , flaring and sputtering , and another a long pole . And he knew that they were men , and was frightened , and crept into a hole in the rock , from which he could see what went on . The man with the torch bent down over the water ...
... light , flaring and sputtering , and another a long pole . And he knew that they were men , and was frightened , and crept into a hole in the rock , from which he could see what went on . The man with the torch bent down over the water ...
Page 132
... light in his hand . Into the swift river he sank , and rolled over and over in the current . Tom heard the the men above run along , seemingly looking for him ; but he drifted down into the deep hole below , and there lay quite still ...
... light in his hand . Into the swift river he sank , and rolled over and over in the current . Tom heard the the men above run along , seemingly looking for him ; but he drifted down into the deep hole below , and there lay quite still ...
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