The Luck of Roaring Camp: And Other Stories ...Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888 - 279 من الصفحات |
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... Oakhurst , a gam- bler , had the melancholy air and intellectual abstraction of a Hamlet ; the coolest and most courageous man was scarcely over five feet in height , with a soft voice and an embar- rassed , timid manner . The term ...
... Oakhurst , a gam- bler , had the melancholy air and intellectual abstraction of a Hamlet ; the coolest and most courageous man was scarcely over five feet in height , with a soft voice and an embar- rassed , timid manner . The term ...
الصفحة 15
... Oakhurst the gambler ) ; a diamond breastpin ; a diamond ring ( sug- gested by the pin , with the remark from the giver that he " saw that pin and went two diamonds better " ) ; a slung shot ; a Bible ( contributor not detected ) ; a ...
... Oakhurst the gambler ) ; a diamond breastpin ; a diamond ring ( sug- gested by the pin , with the remark from the giver that he " saw that pin and went two diamonds better " ) ; a slung shot ; a Bible ( contributor not detected ) ; a ...
الصفحة 19
... Gamblers and ad- venturers are generally superstitious , and Oakhurst one day declared that the baby had brought " the luck " to Roaring Camp . It was certain that of late they had been successful THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP . 19.
... Gamblers and ad- venturers are generally superstitious , and Oakhurst one day declared that the baby had brought " the luck " to Roaring Camp . It was certain that of late they had been successful THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP . 19.
الصفحة 20
... Oakhurst , " to take a fresh deal all round . Call him Luck , and start him fair . " A day was accordingly set apart for the christening . What was meant by this ceremony the reader may imag- ine , who has already gathered some idea of ...
... Oakhurst , " to take a fresh deal all round . Call him Luck , and start him fair . " A day was accordingly set apart for the christening . What was meant by this ceremony the reader may imag- ine , who has already gathered some idea of ...
الصفحة 79
... tread again alone . The stars glittered brightly above them . For good or ill the lesson had been learned , and behind them the school of Red Mountain closed upon them forever . THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT . As Mr. John Oakhurst MLISS . 79.
... tread again alone . The stars glittered brightly above them . For good or ill the lesson had been learned , and behind them the school of Red Mountain closed upon them forever . THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT . As Mr. John Oakhurst MLISS . 79.
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