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Their cultivation is yet in its infancy, and therefore opinions should not be hastily formed of what it may arrive at, with moderate skill and industry. They have at present little in the ground besides maize, and that looks not very promising. Some small patches of wheat which I saw are miserable indeed. The greatest part of the land I think but indifferent, being light and stoney.
Nosey felt that this uncalled-for statement would damage his chance of escape, so, turning to the bench, he said: "Don't mind what the woman says, your lordship; she is not in her right senses, and always was weak-minded." The constable being sworn, related how, on information received, he had gone to the Stoney Rises, and had uncovered a skeleton which was lying on a broad flat stone.
I stepped out into the lamplight, saying: "You need not search far. With your permission, Miss Carrington! Now I am only a guest here. Will you follow me?" The drawn face twitched, his left hand was clenched, and the other fumbled inside the breast of the threadbare coat as the old man turned to meet me. "No; here before them all I'll ask thee," he said hoarsely. "I'm Adam Lee of Stoney Clough.
Both were the results of a bold conception, and prompt and successful execution. Of the two, perhaps Stoney Creek was the most dashing and decided, since there the adverse armies actually came into collision. In this, favored by circumstances, the enemy were eminently successful.
Besides, I was absolutely stoney at the time, and couldn't have stayed in London for a week. As it happened, it was a jolly good thing I was there. If I'd been in London I'd have missed that war. Perhaps I'd better begin by telling you the sort of place Ballymahon is." "You needn't," said Waterhouse. "I spent three months in camp in County Tipperary. I know those dirty little Irish towns.
She hitched her shoulders in the direction of Stoney Island Avenue. "We ain't found out till he'd been gone 'most two hours, and, my! such goings on; we had to git two perlicemen." "I suppose you were out looking for Ducharme?" the doctor asked, in a severe tone. "It was the last time," the woman pleaded, her eyes downcast. "Come in here.
Estimating the velocity of the molecules of the various atmospheric gases, according to the kinetic theory, Dr. Stoney finds that some of the smaller planets, and the moon, are gravitationally incapable of retaining all of these gases in the form of an atmosphere. Among the atmospheric constituents that, according to this view, Mars would be unable permanently to retain is water vapor.
There was occasionally much in what Lee said that commanded sympathy, but he had a habit of relapsing into vague prophetic utterance, which was perhaps acquired when he ran the Stoney Clough chapel.
On arriving at Stoney Creek, the canoe party found a large assemblage of the natives awaiting them on the wharf, and no sooner did Misconna land than they advanced to seize him. "Keep back, friends," cried Jacques, who perceived their intentions, and stepped hastily between them. "Come here, lads," he continued, turning to his companions; "surround Misconna.
"True, true, Mister Charles. They belong to the redskin by rights, that's sartin." After this exploit, another night was passed under the trees; and at noon on the day following they ran their canoe alongside the wooden wharf at Stoney Creek. "Good-day to you, gentlemen," said Mr Whyte to Harry and Hamilton as they landed; "I've been looking out for you these two weeks past.
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