Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 497
he veryfirst thing!exclaimed Ver-non, throwinghimself downin disgust be-fore the fire.Of course —perfectly ab-surd! Nobodycould be up thecanon who didnot pass here!Lost—a child,too! Ha, ha! Sounded awfully like one, though, saidMorton, who sat Turkish fashion with his elbowsupon his knees, gazing… … THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN-LION. One even-ing, not longafter, the boyssat upon thefront of theporch, dan-gling their legsin the air anddiscussing thedays doings. Duke layupon the porchnext the boys,with his nosebetween hispaws, his bigeyes turningquickly hitherand thither,responding…
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