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After travelling in this manner many days, they came to the top of a mountain, from which they saw a number of houses in the midst of a cultivated country. The Indian asked him if he knew the ground, and he eagerly answered, "It is Litchfield?" The Indian then recalled to his mind the scene at the inn, and bidding him farewell, exclaimed, "I am that Indian! Now I pray you go home."
It seemed beautiful at first, then monotonous; and long before the day was out we hated it with a most cordial and unaffected hatred. Soon a new appearance attracted our attention. First, clouds of dust, which gradually took a well-defined shape, and formed themselves into immense pillars, rapidly spinning round upon themselves, and travelling slowly about the plain.
I wonder that you venture with three loaded animals, and only one man beside yourselves." Surajah was about to speak, but a quick glance from Dick stopped him. "We think there is less danger in travelling in a small body than there is with a large one," the latter said. "There is less to tempt anyone to interfere with us.
Our greatest luxury in travelling was tea or coffee. We never once carried sugar enough to last a journey, but coffee is always good, while the sugarless tea is only bearable, because of the unbearable gnawing feeling of want and sinking which ensues if we begin to travel in the mornings without something warm in the stomach.
He kissed the tips of her fingers, and she retired to change her ball-dress for a travelling habit. When she had closed the door, the expression of Count Schulenberg's face was not quite the same. "The fierce countess is about to be tamed," thought he. "I shall win my bet, and humble this insolent beauty.
There were very few people travelling by that early train, and Henry was glad because, if he could dispose of Ninian for a few moments, he thought he could settle his affairs with Mary. "Ninian," he said, trying to speak very casually, "you and Widger can look after the luggage and tickets, can't you!"
The severe toil of travelling in the backwoods now began. To paddle on a level lake all day is easy enough, for, when you get tired, you can lay down the paddle and rest. But in the river this is impossible, because of the current. The only way to get a rest is to push the bow of the canoe ashore. It was a fine sight to see the movements of Jasper and the Indian when they came to the first rapid.
'No; you'll get round-shouldered writing at a tall desk; and they say, once a book-keeper always a book-keeper. 'How does a travelling agent suit your views? 'Not at all; with all those dreadful accidents, and the exposure and bad food as you go from place to place, you are sure to get killed or lose your health.
We were on the Pacific side of the Wind River Divide, and must get to the top that night. The horses were travelling nicely up the difficult ascent, so when Nimrod got his feet wet crossing a stream about noon, he and I thought we would just stop and have a little lunch, dry the shoes, and catch up with the pack train in half an hour.
He drove up in a travelling carriage and six; two grooms, leading saddle-horses, went in front, followed by his two aide-de-camps and two hussars. Behind his carriage stood four servants. I hastened to descend, and found my enemy was accompanied by a lieutenant-general and an armed footman.
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