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Wysłany: Sob 19:40, 05 Mar 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaaijic |
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scharacteristicofWadethatthissoliloquyabruptlyendedhis
thoughtfulconsiderationsforthetimebeing.Thiswasowingtothefact
thatheresteduponadecisionandalsobecauseitwastimehebeganto
attend to the object of his climb.
Benchafterbenchhehadascendedandthehigherhegotthedenser
andmorenumerousbecametheaspenthicketsandthemoreluxuriant
thegrass.Presentlythelongblackslopeofspruceconfrontedhimwith
itsedgelikeadarkwall.Heenteredthefragrantforestwherenotatwig
stirrednorasoundpervadedthesilence.Uponthesoftmattedearththe
hoofs of the horses made no impression and scarcely a perceptible thud.
Wadeheadedtotheleftavoidingroughrockydefilesofweathered
cliffandwind-fallentreesandaimedtofindeasygoinguptothesum-
mitofthemountainblufffarabove.Thiswasnewforesttohimconsist-
ingofmoderate-sizedspruce-treesgrowingsocloselytogetherthathe
hadtogocarefullytokeepfromsnappingdeadtwigs.Foxtrottedonin
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theleadnowandthenpausingtolookupathismasterasiffor
instructions.
Abrighteningofthedark-greengloomaheadshowedthehunterthat
hewasapproachingalargegladeoropenpatchwherethesunlightfell
strongly.Itturnedouttobeaswaleorswampyplacesomefewacresin
extentanddirectlyatthefootofalaststeepwoodedslope.HereFox
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