Excerpt: ...cold at night; below us, on either side, stretched great beech forests, and the Kom rose abruptly before us. Our hut was large and roomy, but draughty to an extreme. At night the icy wind whistled through its crevices, and we had to bury our heads in blankets. The whole family shared it with us, and in one corner stood an unwearied calf, too tender to brave the cold of the outside. Those evenings which we spent round the fire are impossible to describe adequately. Tired from a long day's tramping and sliding ...
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Excerpt: ...cold at night; below us, on either side, stretched great beech forests, and the Kom rose abruptly before us. Our hut was large and roomy, but draughty to an extreme. At night the icy wind whistled through its crevices, and we had to bury our heads in blankets. The whole family shared it with us, and in one corner stood an unwearied calf, too tender to brave the cold of the outside. Those evenings which we spent round the fire are impossible to describe adequately. Tired from a long day's tramping and sliding through the forests, 200 often wet to the skin from heavy showers, the peace and warmth of that camp fire were delightful. The shepherds came from far and near, and asked us many questions: if we carried an apparatus for making banknotes (this is not meant as an insult, but a common belief that Europeans can fabricate their paper-money at will
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Add this copy of The Land of the Black Mountain: the Adventures of Two to cart. $48.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by BiblioBazaar.
Add this copy of The Land of the Black Mountain: the Adventures of Two to cart. $53.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by BiblioBazaar.
