Korak fast was becoming but a memory. That he was dead
“He means the Henrichs’ cottage, Herr Colonel,” said
without actually submerging his head, and to regain the
Theoldwomanhadnotyetreturnedfromchurch,orfromtheweeklygossiporneighbourlyteawhichsucceeded.Thehusban …
postman and would be tearing after me any minute. I took
IFeverthesearchersafterCaptainGrantweretemptedtodespair,surelyitwasatthismomentwhenalltheirhopeswere …
“Where, you fool? Say exactly where he got down or I
CHAPTERXVIASTARTLINGDISCOVERYITwasafrightfulnight.AttwoA.M.therainbegantofallintorrentsfromthestormy …
the first turning, and bucketed along a narrow woodland
"Adownrightbear!"addedtheMajor."Ifancy,"saidJohnMangles,"thatthesaidbearhasdealtinhumanfleshinhistim …
a short time we were surrounded by a large group of the
Mysonandnephewareveryfondofeachother.Theytaketheirlessonsandtheirexercisetogether;butasIsocratessaid …
the chauffeur. “This man is courting the daughter.”
CHAPTERXIXHELPLESSANDHOPELESSITwasnotatimefordespair,butaction.ThebridgeatKemplePierwasdestroyed,but …
hollow below a tangle of snow-laden brambles and looked
ANunfathomablegulftwenty-fivemileslong,andtwentymilesbroadwasproduced,butlongbeforehistorictimes,byt …
“He got out a mile back, Herr Burgrave,” I quavered.
CHAPTERXVSUSPICIOUSOCCURRENCESANimmensebarrierlayacrosstheroutetothesoutheast.ItwastheAustralianAlps …
before. For what was he waiting, or for whom? He heard
Deepinhissoultheanguish,and,withmien,Nolongerbentonfight,submissivecried,"Spareme,yecitizens;removet …
it again and saw it pitch head-foremost into the darkness.
GLENARVANwouldhavelikedtostartwithoutanhour'sdelay,andfollowthecoasttoAuckland.Butsincethemorninghea …
But there was no time to be lost. Stumm would meet the
InSearchoftheCastawaysNewZealandIFeverthesearchersafterCaptainGrantweretemptedtodespair,surelyitwasa …
“Where is the man you brought from Andersbach?” he
WhenGlenarvanhadfinishedreadingthisarticle,McNabbsturnedtothegeographerandsaid,"Yousee,Paganel,there …
the light upon them. They led upward. He mounted cautiously,
"IwonderifMrs.Masonwouldthinkitright--ifshewouldallowit?""No,Idaresaynot.Butyoudon'tmeantobegoverned …
But it wouldn’t do to risk it, and I was determined very
CHAPTERIIITHEMARTYR-ROLLOFNAVIGATORSONthe31stofJanuary,fourdaysafterstarting,theMACQUARIEhadnotdonet …
“He got out a mile back, Herr Burgrave,” I quavered.
CHAPTERXVSUSPICIOUSOCCURRENCESANimmensebarrierlayacrosstheroutetothesoutheast.ItwastheAustralianAlps …
fit, often wandering along in the great flower garden that
Flungeveryquiveringdartathimalone;Normissedtheiraim,forrangagainsthisshieldDartafterdartunerring,and …
I pretended to be mortally scared, and spoke in the best
CHAPTERXIVWEALTHINTHEWILDERNESSONJanuary6,at7A.M.,afteratranquilnightpassedinlongitude146degrees15", …
looked round, I saw it turning. Then as it gathered speed
ThetelegramdroppedfromGlenarvan'shands.Therewasnodoubtnow.Thegood,honestScotchyachtwasnowapirateship …
But it wouldn’t do to risk it, and I was determined very
CHAPTERIIITHEMARTYR-ROLLOFNAVIGATORSONthe31stofJanuary,fourdaysafterstarting,theMACQUARIEhadnotdonet …
before. For what was he waiting, or for whom? He heard
Deepinhissoultheanguish,and,withmien,Nolongerbentonfight,submissivecried,"Spareme,yecitizens;removet …
when I heard the sound of another car. I lay flat in a
CHAPTERXAMOMENTOUSINTERVIEWANunfathomablegulftwenty-fivemileslong,andtwentymilesbroadwasproduced,but …
the chauffeur. “This man is courting the daughter.”
CHAPTERXIXHELPLESSANDHOPELESSITwasnotatimefordespair,butaction.ThebridgeatKemplePierwasdestroyed,but …
the first turning, and bucketed along a narrow woodland
"Adownrightbear!"addedtheMajor."Ifancy,"saidJohnMangles,"thatthesaidbearhasdealtinhumanfleshinhistim …
slowly toward the north—he said nothing of the party
Thosethatfindlodgment,whilehislifewithinLiessafe,protected,nordothspearavailToreachthefountofblood.U …
when I heard the sound of another car. I lay flat in a
CHAPTERXAMOMENTOUSINTERVIEWANunfathomablegulftwenty-fivemileslong,andtwentymilesbroadwasproduced,but …
postman and would be tearing after me any minute. I took
IFeverthesearchersafterCaptainGrantweretemptedtodespair,surelyitwasatthismomentwhenalltheirhopeswere …
“He was a rude fellow who wanted to go to Schwandorf,
ANimmensebarrierlayacrosstheroutetothesoutheast.ItwastheAustralianAlps,avastfortification,thefantast …
barter. Money was scarcely worth anything, but their eagerness
There'syourlettercompletelyanswered!Notasyouweregoodenoughtoask,with"goldforbronze,"buttitfortat.Oh, …
the left hand. I left him running among the trees.” I
THErevelationofTomAyrton'snamewaslikeaclapofthunder.Ayrtonhadstartedupquicklyandgraspedhisrevolver.A …
it again and saw it pitch head-foremost into the darkness.
GLENARVANwouldhavelikedtostartwithoutanhour'sdelay,andfollowthecoasttoAuckland.Butsincethemorninghea …
Was it, though, the ever beautiful blossoms of hollyhocks
Thatbristledinhisbody.FortunesawThuswagedanovelcombat,fortherewarredAgainstonemananarmy.Whywithdarts …
the first turning, and bucketed along a narrow woodland
"Adownrightbear!"addedtheMajor."Ifancy,"saidJohnMangles,"thatthesaidbearhasdealtinhumanfleshinhistim …
the left hand. I left him running among the trees.” I
THErevelationofTomAyrton'snamewaslikeaclapofthunder.Ayrtonhadstartedupquicklyandgraspedhisrevolver.A …
one of these I slewed the car to the edge, got out, started
CHAPTERVIADREADEDCOUNTRYPAGANEL'Sfactswereindisputable.ThecrueltyoftheNewZealanderswasbeyondadoubt,t …
tables, and lifting Helen Cumberly, carried her half-way
Theywentalongoneortwozig-zagdamp-smellingstonepassages,andthenenteredthehouse-place,orcommonsitting- …
“He means the Henrichs’ cottage, Herr Colonel,” said
THErestofthedaypassedonwithoutanyfurtherincident.AllthepreparationsforMulrady'sjourneywerecompleted, …
the chauffeur. “This man is courting the daughter.”
CHAPTERXIXHELPLESSANDHOPELESSITwasnotatimefordespair,butaction.ThebridgeatKemplePierwasdestroyed,but …
“Where is the man you brought from Andersbach?” he
WhenGlenarvanhadfinishedreadingthisarticle,McNabbsturnedtothegeographerandsaid,"Yousee,Paganel,there …
At certain seasons they catch also, in “corrales,”
IGLADLYobeythecallofthestateandofourfriendship,inrejoicingthatyourvirtue,integrity,andenergy,already …
I could see nothing but murk, and the marks at the lip
ONthe7thofFebruary,atsixo'clockinthemorning,thesignalfordeparturewasgivenbyGlenarvan.Duringthenightt …
But it wouldn’t do to risk it, and I was determined very
CHAPTERIIITHEMARTYR-ROLLOFNAVIGATORSONthe31stofJanuary,fourdaysafterstarting,theMACQUARIEhadnotdonet …
looked round, I saw it turning. Then as it gathered speed
ThetelegramdroppedfromGlenarvan'shands.Therewasnodoubtnow.Thegood,honestScotchyachtwasnowapirateship …
(an odd red-breasted little bird, which inhabits the thick
AstowhatyousayaboutPhilotimusandthepaymentotthe20,600sestertia,IhearthatPhilotimusarrivedintheCherso …
I pretended to be mortally scared, and spoke in the best
CHAPTERXIVWEALTHINTHEWILDERNESSONJanuary6,at7A.M.,afteratranquilnightpassedinlongitude146degrees15", …
my beard, and I had his cap pulled well down on my brow.
"That'stheEnglishallover!"exclaimedPaganel."Theysendoffachildjustastheywouldluggage,andbookhimlikeap …
indigo came next in value; then capsicum, old clothes,
IsupposeyouhaveheardofCurio'splanforrecallingMemmius.OfthedebtduefromEgnatiusofSidicinumIamnotwithou …
I was very nearly caught. Presently I came on a bit of
STILLthiswearisomevoyagedraggedon.Onthe2dofFebruary,sixdaysfromstarting,theMACQUARIEhadnotyetmadeane …
it again and saw it pitch head-foremost into the darkness.
GLENARVANwouldhavelikedtostartwithoutanhour'sdelay,andfollowthecoasttoAuckland.Butsincethemorninghea …
the left hand. I left him running among the trees.” I
THErevelationofTomAyrton'snamewaslikeaclapofthunder.Ayrtonhadstartedupquicklyandgraspedhisrevolver.A …
An instant he hesitated. Through the corridor ahead of
Hewasasensible,hard-headedmanoftheworld;havingaveryfairproportionofconscienceasconsciencesgo;indeed, …
one of these I slewed the car to the edge, got out, started
CHAPTERVIADREADEDCOUNTRYPAGANEL'Sfactswereindisputable.ThecrueltyoftheNewZealanderswasbeyondadoubt,t …
it shot forward, and presently was lost in the shadows.
InSearchoftheCastawaysorTheChildrenofCaptainGrantNewZealand[pageintentionallyblank]InSearchoftheCast …
hollow below a tangle of snow-laden brambles and looked
ANunfathomablegulftwenty-fivemileslong,andtwentymilesbroadwasproduced,butlongbeforehistorictimes,byt …
our tents. They were very civil, and offered us a house;
"Nothereandthere,buteverywhere,Bewiseandware:Nosharpersteelcanwarriorbear."IfIhadbeenbywayofdiningou …
Then I ran across the road to the forest. I was only just
CHAPTERIXINTRODUCTIONTOTHECANNIBALSTHEnextmorningatdaybreakathickfogwasclingingtothesurfaceoftherive …
road. The hard ground would show very few tracks, I thought,
CHAPTERIINAVIGATORSANDTHEIRDISCOVERIESNEXTday,the27thofJanuary,thepassengersoftheMACQUARIEwereinstal …
But there was no time to be lost. Stumm would meet the
InSearchoftheCastawaysNewZealandIFeverthesearchersafterCaptainGrantweretemptedtodespair,surelyitwasa …
the steps again, finding himself now nearly up to his armpits
Theysaunteredthroughthefragrantlanes,asiftheirloiteringwouldprolongthetimeandcheckthefiery-footedste …
road. The hard ground would show very few tracks, I thought,
CHAPTERIINAVIGATORSANDTHEIRDISCOVERIESNEXTday,the27thofJanuary,thepassengersoftheMACQUARIEwereinstal …
“In the wood this side of Gertrud’s cottage ... on
ITwasafrightfulnight.AttwoA.M.therainbegantofallintorrentsfromthestormyclouds,andcontinuedtilldaybre …
