ISBN: 9781153697484

Excerpt: ...half the swag. I like honor between gentlemen and soldiers; and that''s why I have chosen you. I know I can trust you, Benjamin. It''s time now-what do you… Plus…

Excerpt: ...half the swag. I like honor between gentlemen and soldiers; and that''s why I have chosen you. I know I can trust you, Benjamin. It''s time now-what do you say? We are two to one, for I count the boy as nothing. Shall we start? I am with you. You say there''s a bag of gold, and that''s worth fighting for. Yes, Ben, and I''ll tell you: with what I''ve got buried, and my share of that bag, I shall have enough, I think; and I''ll start for the Low Countries, for England''s getting rather too warm for me. Well, I shan''t go yet, replied Benjamin. I don''t like your foreign parts; they have no good ale, and I can''t understand their talk. I''d sooner remain in jolly old England with a halter twisted ready for me, than pass my life with such a set of chaps, who drink nothing but scheidam, and wear twenty pair of breeches. Come, let''s be off; if we get the money, you shall go to the Low Countries, Will, and I''ll start for the North, where they don''t know me; for if you go, I won''t stay here. The two men then rose up; and the one whose name appeared to be Will first examined if the candle in his dark lantern burned well; and then they both set off, followed by Edward, who had heard quite enough to satisfy him that they were bent upon a burglary, if not murder. Edward followed them, so as to keep their forms indistinctly in sight, which was as much as he could do at twenty yards'' distance; fortunately the wind was so high that they did not hear his footsteps, although he often trod upon a rotten stick, which snapped as it broke in twain. As near as Edward could guess, he had tracked them about three miles, when they stopped, and he perceived that they were examining their pistols, which they took from their belts. They then went on again, and entered a small plantation of oak-trees, of about forty years'' growth-very thick and very dark, with close underwood below. They followed each other through a narrow path, until they came to a cleared place in the... Frederick Marryat, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Children Of The New Forest Books>Fiction and Literature The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Orphans<

ISBN: 9781153697484

Excerpt: ...half the swag. I like honor between gentlemen and soldiers; and that''s why I have chosen you. I know I can trust you, Benjamin. It''s time now-what do you… Plus…

Excerpt: ...half the swag. I like honor between gentlemen and soldiers; and that''s why I have chosen you. I know I can trust you, Benjamin. It''s time now-what do you say? We are two to one, for I count the boy as nothing. Shall we start? I am with you. You say there''s a bag of gold, and that''s worth fighting for. Yes, Ben, and I''ll tell you: with what I''ve got buried, and my share of that bag, I shall have enough, I think; and I''ll start for the Low Countries, for England''s getting rather too warm for me. Well, I shan''t go yet, replied Benjamin. I don''t like your foreign parts; they have no good ale, and I can''t understand their talk. I''d sooner remain in jolly old England with a halter twisted ready for me, than pass my life with such a set of chaps, who drink nothing but scheidam, and wear twenty pair of breeches. Come, let''s be off; if we get the money, you shall go to the Low Countries, Will, and I''ll start for the North, where they don''t know me; for if you go, I won''t stay here. The two men then rose up; and the one whose name appeared to be Will first examined if the candle in his dark lantern burned well; and then they both set off, followed by Edward, who had heard quite enough to satisfy him that they were bent upon a burglary, if not murder. Edward followed them, so as to keep their forms indistinctly in sight, which was as much as he could do at twenty yards'' distance; fortunately the wind was so high that they did not hear his footsteps, although he often trod upon a rotten stick, which snapped as it broke in twain. As near as Edward could guess, he had tracked them about three miles, when they stopped, and he perceived that they were examining their pistols, which they took from their belts. They then went on again, and entered a small plantation of oak-trees, of about forty years'' growth-very thick and very dark, with close underwood below. They followed each other through a narrow path, until they came to a cleared place in the... Frederick Marryat, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Children Of The New Forest Books>Fiction and Literature, General Books LLC<

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