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... this point a broad stream , and , oh ! what vegetation , the grass and plants growing far above our heads , as we rode by on horseback . CHAP . IV . CONQUERING WEAKNESS . 55 That night 54 RECOLLECTIONS OF TARTAR STEPPES . CHAP . IV .
... this point a broad stream , and , oh ! what vegetation , the grass and plants growing far above our heads , as we rode by on horseback . CHAP . IV . CONQUERING WEAKNESS . 55 That night 54 RECOLLECTIONS OF TARTAR STEPPES . CHAP . IV .
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... rode on till dinner - time ; we then took two hours ' rest , and dined off most exquisite fish , caught fresh from the stream . About three , we again started forward , and continued our journey till eight in the evening . We were able ...
... rode on till dinner - time ; we then took two hours ' rest , and dined off most exquisite fish , caught fresh from the stream . About three , we again started forward , and continued our journey till eight in the evening . We were able ...
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... fire to keep it from being swept away by the wind . They told me the snow kept them warm , the wind being unable to penetrate . As we rode along that CHAP . IV . A DEXTEROUS BOATMAN . 79 day 78 RECOLLECTIONS OF TARTAR STEPPES . CHAP . IV .
... fire to keep it from being swept away by the wind . They told me the snow kept them warm , the wind being unable to penetrate . As we rode along that CHAP . IV . A DEXTEROUS BOATMAN . 79 day 78 RECOLLECTIONS OF TARTAR STEPPES . CHAP . IV .
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... rode up , and giving the poor old Talmash a severe lecture on his stupidity in indulging me as he had done , turned to me and said , ' Throw that branch away immediately . ' I was indignant ; seeing the colour mount to my cheeks , he ...
... rode up , and giving the poor old Talmash a severe lecture on his stupidity in indulging me as he had done , turned to me and said , ' Throw that branch away immediately . ' I was indignant ; seeing the colour mount to my cheeks , he ...
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... rode on to join my husband . We started in the morning , hoping to have a fine day , but the rain , which had indulged us in a bath for the last two or three days , commenced pouring in torrents . We were on the ascent the whole morning ...
... rode on to join my husband . We started in the morning , hoping to have a fine day , but the rain , which had indulged us in a bath for the last two or three days , commenced pouring in torrents . We were on the ascent the whole morning ...
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