The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson: The amateur emigrant. Across the plains. The silverado squattersScribner's, 1895 |
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Alick AMATEUR EMIGRANT American Anstruther Easter Arethusa artist asked began Calistoga cañon Cellardyke Châtillon-sur-Loire Circassia colour Commissary companion dark deck Devonian door emigrant English face Fair Isle fancy fellow fellow-passengers forecastle forest gentleman gone hand Hanson hear heard heart heaven hills hour human Joe Strong Jones Kelmar Lake County land lantern least live look Lough Foyle mind Monterey morning Mount Saint Helena mountain Napa Valley nature never night once passed passengers perhaps plain platform pleasant pleasure poor porridge road round Rufe saloon scarce scene Schramberger Scots second cabin seemed seen ship sick side Silverado stand steerage stood story stowaway strange streets talk taste thing thought tion told Toll House town trees turn valley voice whole wife wind woods word young
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