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He had on, as for ordinar', his Heeland dress, and walkit behint me, wi' the bit stick in his hand, and his tail sticking out frae below his kilt, as if he had been my flunky.
It turned out the Myalls had been carrying the flesh of my horses, and the blood had dropped here and there. We came to where the blacks had had a great feast on the bank of the Kennedy River. At this spot it was rather wide, with a sandy bed, the water running over it about two feet deep. I found the shoes, tail, and mane of my favourite horse on the bank.
Sometimes they raised themselves on their huge tail, and looked like giants ready to fall on us and crush us; then they went down again into the water, which foamed under their immense weight.
Even those of the same colour differ in size, and that to a considerable extent. And what is also strange, large wolves will be found in one district of country, while much smaller ones of the same colour and species inhabit another. The largest in size of American wolves are about six feet in length, the tail included; and about three feet in height, measuring to the tips of the standing fur.
He came running up to the boys, wagging his tail happily at being with them once again, but with reproach in his eyes at having been left behind. "Good old Marquis," said Chester, patting his head. "You didn't want to be left behind among all these Germans, did you?" Marquis wagged his tail fiercely. "What are we going to do with him?" asked Hal. "Won't he be in the way?"
When I approached, all the dogs were upon the animal, except a fierce little black bitch, generally the leader of the pack; I saw her dart through the canes with her nose on the ground, and her tail hanging low.
They refused to take "their place." They were not interested in their personal welfare. There have been individual men, a few of them English, French and Belgian, soldiers, chauffeurs and civilians who have turned tail when the danger was acute. But the women we have watched are strangely lacking in fear.
Is a rare inhabitant of rocky shores. Caught by hook, 17th August, 1841. Poor eating. No. 20. LABRUS? Native name, KNELMICK, KIELMICK, or KIELNMICK. "Rock-cod" of the sealers. "Rays, D. 22; A. 14." Tail square. Very common on rocky coasts. Soft, indifferent eating. Caught by the hook, 3rd May, 1841. No. 9. LABRUS? Native name, PARIL. "Common rock-fish of the sealers. "Rays, D. 9-11; A. 2-11, etc."
These sleighs are very small, and contrived for the confusion of mankind. You sit in a bag of sheep's skin, or perhaps the bag is simply two whole skinned sheep sewed together. You must stretch your legs, thus pinioned on the sides, out as far as they reach; then the driver puts a board over them, on which he perches himself, nearly over the horse's tail, and off you go.
M, U, one G, E, R, I, J for D, G, E. That's quite plain. Can't see what you want more." "Oh yes, it's all very easy for you, now you've been told. I couldn't make head or tail of it. And I don't wonder dear old Mrs. Picture couldn't...." The Earl looked up suddenly. "Stop a bit!" said he. "Now where was it in Mrs. Thrale's letter. I had it just now ... here it is!
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