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The only instruments which I carried, were a Sextant and Artificial Horizon, a Chronometer, a hand Kater's Compass, a small Thermometer, and Arrowsmith's Map of the Continent of New Holland.
"Albert wants me to go and live with him." "Does he?" said Mrs. Bell. "And where does he want you to go and live?" "He is thinking of buying a farm," said Mary Erskine. "Where?" said Mrs. Bell. "I believe the land is about a mile from Kater's corner." Mrs. Bell was silent for a few minutes.
The only thing which reminded us of the gale outside, was every now and then a puff from the mountains, which made the ship surge at her anchors. December 25th. Close by the Cove, a pointed hill, called Kater's Peak, rises to the height of 1700 feet. The surrounding islands all consist of conical masses of greenstone, associated sometimes with less regular hills of baked and altered clay-slate.
These birds are very mischievous and inquisitive; they will pick up almost anything from the ground; a large black glazed hat was carried nearly a mile, as was a pair of the heavy balls used in catching cattle. Mr. Usborne experienced during the survey a more severe loss, in their stealing a small Kater's compass in a red morocco leather case, which was never recovered.
I was very young when my father died; and afterwards, when my mother died, I was very young to be left all alone, and to go out to work and earn my living. And now I am very young, I know. But then I am eighteen." "Are you eighteen?" asked Mrs. Bell. "Yes," said Mary Erskine, "I was eighteen the day before yesterday." "It is a lonesome place, out beyond Kater's Corner," said Mrs.
The only thing which reminded us of the gale outside was every now and then a puff from the mountains, which made the ship surge at her anchors. Close by the cove, a pointed hill, called Kater's Peak, rises to the height of 1700 feet. The surrounding islands all consist of conical masses of greenstone, associated sometimes with less regular hills of baked and altered clay-slate.
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