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Page 41
... This decided the event ; two of the bushrangers sur- rendered ; but the third , our Irish visitor , fairly fought his way out of the place , and was not recaptured until CHAP . IV . ] FATE OF CHARLEY AND HIS GANG . 41.
... This decided the event ; two of the bushrangers sur- rendered ; but the third , our Irish visitor , fairly fought his way out of the place , and was not recaptured until CHAP . IV . ] FATE OF CHARLEY AND HIS GANG . 41.
Page 46
... third an inclination of the head in the right direction . Being a whimsical man , or thinking that where there was no industry to be had its opposite should be encouraged , he produced the reward with the intention of be- stowing it on ...
... third an inclination of the head in the right direction . Being a whimsical man , or thinking that where there was no industry to be had its opposite should be encouraged , he produced the reward with the intention of be- stowing it on ...
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... third of the drove with which they had started from the rendezvous , a distance of three or four miles , the whole extent of which presented one continued scene of confusion , covered with men galloping helter - skelter after numberless ...
... third of the drove with which they had started from the rendezvous , a distance of three or four miles , the whole extent of which presented one continued scene of confusion , covered with men galloping helter - skelter after numberless ...
Page 70
... third comes to him with no higher terms , and so on . By this time he is full of nervous perplexity , and returns to the man who made him the first offer ; but it is then too late - the first bidder will either make no offer at all , or ...
... third comes to him with no higher terms , and so on . By this time he is full of nervous perplexity , and returns to the man who made him the first offer ; but it is then too late - the first bidder will either make no offer at all , or ...
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... third confines the hind legs in a shorter rope ; the halter is then put on and fastened ; and , finally , the catching - rope is taken off as he lies upon the ground . It is some time , however , before he recovers his fright ; and for ...
... third confines the hind legs in a shorter rope ; the halter is then put on and fastened ; and , finally , the catching - rope is taken off as he lies upon the ground . It is some time , however , before he recovers his fright ; and for ...
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