Blackwood's Magazine, Том 224W. Blackwood, 1928 |
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... . It was cold work for the leader ; at every step the snow had to be shovelled and scraped away in order that a sound foothold could be cut into the solid substratum of ice . Cutting with one 12 [ July The Red Sentinel of Mont Blanc .
... . It was cold work for the leader ; at every step the snow had to be shovelled and scraped away in order that a sound foothold could be cut into the solid substratum of ice . Cutting with one 12 [ July The Red Sentinel of Mont Blanc .
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... sound , a grey red granite afford- ing delightful climbing ; it was a joy to grip its clean - cut holds and crawl up the friendly sun- warmed slabs . A wall of rock perhaps 150 feet high cuts across the ridge , separating the lower ...
... sound , a grey red granite afford- ing delightful climbing ; it was a joy to grip its clean - cut holds and crawl up the friendly sun- warmed slabs . A wall of rock perhaps 150 feet high cuts across the ridge , separating the lower ...
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... sounds to a leader of native troops . Before dawn we breakfasted , dancing heat haze an object and as soon as it was light of some sort breaking the line enough to see resumed our march . By sunrise I calcu- lated that we had come ...
... sounds to a leader of native troops . Before dawn we breakfasted , dancing heat haze an object and as soon as it was light of some sort breaking the line enough to see resumed our march . By sunrise I calcu- lated that we had come ...
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... sound of a blow came up to me from the ground . On the instant speculation as to the skeleton was driven from my mind , banished by the need for action . I sprang to the edge of the rock , and , abandoning the thorn tree , slid to the ...
... sound of a blow came up to me from the ground . On the instant speculation as to the skeleton was driven from my mind , banished by the need for action . I sprang to the edge of the rock , and , abandoning the thorn tree , slid to the ...
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... sound the charge , and despite his parched lips he managed to raise a pretty good imitation . Then with a shout we all rushed on the pool . Well , it's no good making a long story of it ; we got back all the captives except one boy ...
... sound the charge , and despite his parched lips he managed to raise a pretty good imitation . Then with a shout we all rushed on the pool . Well , it's no good making a long story of it ; we got back all the captives except one boy ...
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