Jules Verne In search of the Castaways Concordances (Hapax - words occurring once) |
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1502 Int | individual in causing the ever-increasing yearly tide of international 1503 1, 21| hands of the Indians, all evidenced the fact. Glenarvan looked 1504 3, 12| hut, disposed of all the evidences of their work, and in his 1505 2, 4| repelling the attacks of evil-disposed convicts far more cruelly 1506 3, 14| arms stretched out like an ex-erciser, he made some grimaces, 1507 1, 19| that it was impossible to exaggerate their numbers or their fury. 1508 3, 17| who generally shared in an exaggerated form the feelings of those 1509 3, 5| Glenarvan; “our friend Paganel exaggerates.”~“Far from it,” rejoined 1510 1, 25| statistics, only cites two examples of forked lightning, it 1511 1, 17| contrary, was perfectly exasperated by such trifling annoyances. 1512 3, 10| indifference, Paganel with exasperation that increased every moment.~ 1513 2, 2| The population does not exceed 150 inhabitants, and consists 1514 1, 3| features; but there was an exceeding sweetness in his look, and 1515 3, 11| distilled from the “piper excelsum” animated the intoxication 1516 3, 13| ideas, even in the most exceptional circumstances, thought the 1517 1, 3| was known to be brave to excess, and full of daring and 1518 1, 8| frightful, and the surf excessively violent, though the bay 1519 3, 9| the river. Paganel, whose excitable temperament always rebounded 1520 1, 25| great phenomena of nature excites vague uneasiness in the 1521 3, 15| animals.~His curiosity was excusable, for he had recognized, 1522 3, 16| before them.~“May I beg to be excused from being present at his 1523 3, 17| there is neither judge nor executioner here. At the first port 1524 3, 17| alternately resolved to exhaust completely this last chance 1525 2, 14| which the coachman could exhibit his skill in driving four-in-hand. 1526 3, 18| accustomed to Ayrton’s ways, exhibited no surprise, though any 1527 1, 25| I should like a grand exhibition, since we can’t run away.”~“ 1528 2, 11| telegraphs and universal exhibitions in New Zealand, you think 1529 1, 11| itself has a peculiarly exhilarating effect on the nervous system. 1530 3, 20| the whole period of our exile only two or three vessels 1531 2, 14| will confer a favor on poor exiles, who will be only too happy 1532 2, 9| where humidity does not exist either in the air or in 1533 2, 13| and that the danger, if it exists, is as great on the route 1534 2, 14| seemed buried in a forest of exotic trees.~At Sandy Patterson’ 1535 2, 14| of native productions and exotics, and several millions of 1536 3, 14| Tangariro was enough for its expansion; but when this new issue 1537 2, 7| Tasmania, have agreed to expel convicts from their territories. 1538 3, 6| greatest pains had been expended on strengthening the raft 1539 2, 14| to recount his nocturnal experiences, when two young men appeared, 1540 3, 14| Kai-Koumou that we have expiated our profanation, that the 1541 3, 20| Lord Glenarvan. “It is in expiation of his crimes.”~At that 1542 2, 5| again on deck, and after explaining in a few words to Lord Glenarvan 1543 1, 21| date of the shipwreck is explicitly given. The BRITANNIA was 1544 3, 7| and the mine was ready to explode. Nothing was wanted but 1545 2, 12| out, for he was actually exploding with mirth, and he went 1546 1, 14| six men commenced their explorations, keeping constantly to the 1547 2, 14| And not only that bold explorer,” returned Sandy, “but also 1548 2, 4| fifty have been engaged in exploring along the coast and in the 1549 3, 15| would have lasted for native exportation many years.~The sportsmen 1550 3, 17| herself to his cabin to avoid exposing him again to the vindictiveness 1551 1, 10| English words, aided by expressive gestures, that the British 1552 1, 14| Suddenly he exclaimed, extending his arm, and keeping it 1553 2, 10| creation. A long glutinous extensible tongue hung out of his jaws 1554 3, 5| taken into account, not to extenuate, but to explain, their cannibal 1555 3, 12| cutting a passage into its exterior wall. What could be the 1556 3, 11| consumption threatens to exterminate the fish of a river, or 1557 3, 7| the soil, and promised the extermination of the pakekas, or white 1558 1, 25| their side of the OMBU. To extinguish it or check its progress 1559 3, 11| broken phrases in which she extolled the virtues of the dead, 1560 1, 21| and over, as if trying to extract some new meaning out of 1561 Int | Here then are fancy and extravagance mixed with truth and information. 1562 2, 11| furrowed, showing a ring of extravasated blood. It was the mark of 1563 3, 14| without pushing things to extremes. An appearance would be 1564 2, 15| its uneven character. The extumescences on the plain became more 1565 1, 22| sensibly felt; it seemed to exude from every pore of the ground. 1566 3, 10| being hollow and deprived of eye-balls.~Glenarvan and his companions 1567 3, 17| going on of the story of the fable where the storm, blow as 1568 2, 13| fire. They looked like tall factory chimneys, for the flame 1569 2, 12| much for Paganel’s risible faculties. He burst out laughing. 1570 2, 15| outlines of which were fast fading away in the deepening darkness. “ 1571 1, 13| would rather see a good faggot just now than a slice of 1572 2, 3| temperature was 176 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish caught in the sea 1573 3, 5| You cannot suspect me of faint-heartedness. I was the first to persuade 1574 3, 19| Overcome with emotion, she fell fainting into Robert’s arms.~“Help!” 1575 2, 14| satisfied with admiring the fairy-like wonders of this oasis, improvised 1576 1, 25| kindling the clouds which were faithfully mirrored in the waters as 1577 2, 9| gravely, “that Batman and Falckner first began a settlement 1578 1, 11| or grebe, flying from the falcon. Human beings there were 1579 2, 2| P. M. the DUNCAN entered Falmouth Bay in Tristan d’Acunha.~ 1580 2, 7| has been noticed that a falsehood has sometimes gained ground 1581 3, 12| s voice, firm till now, faltered. He was silent a moment, 1582 2, 1| of our new expedition en famille.”~M. Olbinett’s breakfast 1583 1, 22| turning to young Grant.~“Famously, my Lord, he swims like 1584 2, 12| Lincoln, assassinated by a mad fanatic of the slave party. Capital; 1585 3, 10| might be overpowered by the fanatics of his tribe, conducted 1586 3, 20| Paganel was enchanted. His old fancies about Robinson Crusoe revived 1587 2, 12| taught but Anglo-colored fanciful geography. “As to Algeria, 1588 1, 11| of the hardy mules of the far-famed Argentine breed. Those reared 1589 3, 15| without halting along the far-reaching slope of the eastern side. 1590 1, 19| desert brooded over the far-spreading Pampas.~Glenarvan, Robert, 1591 3, 5| provision of vegetable and farinaceous food. But to be strong and 1592 2, 14| successful in cattle breeding and farming. Ten thousand acres of ground, 1593 1, 20| Independence. They passed several farms fortified by battlements 1594 3, 4| cables’ length off?”~“At farthest? The land is there!”~John 1595 3, 21| quite a FURORE among the fashionables of Scotland, and he was 1596 1, 23| its vigorous shoots, which fasten it down in the most tenacious 1597 1, 22| swiftness equal to their fastest gallop; they must have gone 1598 2, 5| awaited the end with the fatalism of a Mussulman.~About eleven 1599 3, 6| hour John had to take in a fathom to ease it. Without this 1600 3, 14| was about to plunge into a fathomless gulf.~Glenarvan and his 1601 2, 10| condition, and were going to be fatted up on the rich pasture lands 1602 2, 14| several millions of animals fattened in the fertile pastures. 1603 2, 15| they, Madam? If I have no faults now, I shall soon get like 1604 3, 8| little journey will end favorably. This evening we shall reach 1605 2, 3| but with a good sea and favoring breeze, this was only a 1606 2, 5| or direct her, and was so fearfully pitched and tossed about 1607 1, 4| lady. Captain Grant was a fearless sailor. He not only thoroughly 1608 1, 9| she continued her course fearlessly through the luminous darkness. 1609 3, 2| surmounted by a tall white feather.~This first interview between 1610 2, 4| might gain an armory by such feats.”~“It is certainly impossible 1611 2, 11| of activity, a remarkable feature in these towns of yesterday. 1612 3, 12| awakened, flew away, uttering feeble cries, and the fugitives 1613 1, 14| number, and that one the feeblest and youngest, the child 1614 2, 9| it was called Australia Felix.~“Wrongly named!” he continued. “ 1615 2, 8| wheels without spokes or felloes, or iron tires— in a word, 1616 2, 4| miles without meeting a fellow-countryman.”~“I am quite of your opinion, 1617 1, 8| inconsiderable—I should find fellow-countrymen at Senegal, and that is 1618 3, 1| Perth Penitentiary. The felon was not there, but his filthy 1619 3, 11| The “oudoupa” had been fenced round, and posts, surmounted 1620 3, 6| Mulrady, stationed forward, fended off the blow, and the yawl 1621 1, 3| of daring and chivalry— a Fer-gus of the nineteenth century; 1622 1, 9| which stirred the bosom of Ferdinand de Magellan himself, when 1623 3, 9| warriors of inferior rank, ferocious-looking fellows, some of them suffering 1624 3, 8| Robert, searching like a ferret, came upon a nest made of 1625 2, 11| fragments of quartz and ferruginous rock lay among the scrub 1626 2, 4| thy faithful servant and fervent worshiper! Two hundred and 1627 1, 3| Glenarvan,” said the young girl, fervently, overcome with grateful 1628 3, 11| the fearful tumult of the festival, but for the cries that 1629 3, 11| blood splashed over these festive monsters, and the whole 1630 2, 1| and even superior to the festivities of the Pampas. Paganel was 1631 2, 1| breakfast seemed quite a FETE to the hungry guests. It 1632 3, 19| which thrilled through every fiber of their being.~“Come! come!” 1633 3, 20| energetically.~“We began like the fictitious Robinson Crusoe of Defoe, 1634 3, 18| scene of the shipwreck, fictitiously placed by me on the east 1635 3, 9| countenance. He was in his fifth edition, and betrayed it 1636 2, 4| worshiper! Two hundred and fifty-eight years ago, my friends, Australia 1637 1, 25| Martin de Moussy, counted fifty-five minutes of uninterrupted 1638 3, 21| last on the 9th of May, fifty-three days from the time of leaving 1639 2, 14| apple trees were there, the fig, the orange, and even the 1640 3, 9| distinguished himself in repeated fights. The slaves and the lower 1641 3, 5| Zealand, as it is in the Fijis and in Torres Strait. Superstition 1642 2, 10| considerable part of the troop had filed past in good order. It was 1643 3, 19| said Robert, blushing with filial and sacred pride.~“But how 1644 3, 20| peaceful mountain, and the filled-up crater, an island rising 1645 3, 4| resist the sailors who were filling themselves with brandy, 1646 3, 10| central furnace. Hot springs filter out everywhere. The crust 1647 1, 25| surface.~Was the rain the FINALE of the storm? If so, Glenarvan 1648 3, 10| tone of respect, and by the fineness of his tattoo, it was easy 1649 1, 22| rain. Never was there a finer occasion for displaying 1650 2, 17| DUNCAN to—”~Paganel was just finishing the last word, when his 1651 1, 1| waves violently with his fins, and keeping his tail in 1652 3, 10| Glenarvan a loaded revolver.~“Fire-arm!” exclaimed Glenarvan, with 1653 1, 25| sailed along like a blazing fire-ship through the dark night, 1654 1, 19| might have mistaken them for fireflies, which shine at night in 1655 1, 13| Besides, there was a sort of fireplace in it, with a chimney of 1656 1, 25| In a moment, as if some fireworks were being ignited, the 1657 2, 14| reading the great book of the firmament, a book which is always 1658 1, 5| far nobler— moral courage, firmness of soul. If he had any fault 1659 1, 1| have been better to have fished them up in the open sea. 1660 1, 23| since we can’t that of fishes.”~“All very well, but who 1661 2, 3| found their way to M. Viot’s fishing-huts. The old man had been long 1662 2, 3| St. Paul, for whalers and fishing-vessels went there constantly, and 1663 1, 14| examining closely every fissure, and going into the very 1664 1, 21| striking the table with his fist. “Since Harry Grant is not 1665 2, 8| with a thick carpet, and fitted up with a toilet table and 1666 3, 4| returned to the narrow space, fitter for stowing cargo than accommodating 1667 2, 16| the quartermaster was the fittest man for the mission. All 1668 3, 12| bonds were useless when five-and-twenty men were watching the only 1669 3, 7| old Potatau king, and to fix as the capital of the new 1670 1, 23| their outcries against this flagrant usurpation of their domicile. 1671 1, 20| to the Major, “to see a flamingo flying.”~“All right,” replied 1672 2, 18| removed the poor fellow’s flannel shirt, which was dripping 1673 3, 6| IV Verne tirely. The sail flapped idly against the mast, and 1674 3, 10| exclaimed Glenarvan, with flashing eyes.~“Yes! the Maories 1675 3, 15| minutes of chase, these fleet-footed moas disappeared among the 1676 3, 11| that emanated from these flesh-sated throats, the captives might 1677 3, 15| supple-jack,” a kind of flexible rope, appropriately called “ 1678 2, 1| unlikely to be led away by any flights of imagination, was completely 1679 1, 16| the RECADO. The Indians fling them often at the distance 1680 1, 15| the yellow cardinals, were flitting about in the trees like 1681 1, 21| in the rear of General Flores. Indian pillagers find pillage 1682 2, 19| two stones, made a sort of flour. This was converted into 1683 2, 14| years the establishment was flourishing. In Victoria, New South 1684 2, 6| Colorado and the Rio Negro, flow into the sea along deserted 1685 3, 9| through this lake and then flows on for 120 miles.~ 1686 2, 12| it,” replied the child in fluent enough English, but with 1687 1, 9| able to speak the language fluently when they arrived at Concepcion. 1688 3, 6| weighed. But the anchor flukes had been so imbedded in 1689 1, 13| said Paganel; “we only want flunkeys and courtiers. We shall 1690 1, 5| upon the DUNCAN as a mere fly-boat, and yet this pleasure yacht 1691 2, 13| round, and furrowed with foamy streaks of an odorous resin, 1692 1, 18| A large quantity of dry fodder was discovered lying heaped 1693 1, 8| top of the volcano in Isle Fogo. What is left for me to 1694 1, 10| she had sailed out of the fogs of the Clyde.~Glenarvan 1695 1, 21| pardonable.~They went back to the FONDA, and had supper; but it 1696 1, 7| be the realization of my fondest dreams, to find myself in 1697 3, 19| the boy, and hugged him fondly as he felt her tears fall 1698 2, 19| ladies never complained, but footed it bravely, setting an example, 1699 3, 12| shrubs able to afford a foothold; tried them and then placed 1700 1, 6| can by following up the footsteps of great travelers.”~ 1701 2, 18| searched no further. Prudence forbade him to wander from the camp. 1702 2, 2| Major, though he could not forbear adding:~“But mind no fits 1703 2, 13| right,” said Ayrton, and forbore to press the matter further.~ 1704 2, 10| though wet enough too.~The fore part of the wagon, however, 1705 3, 4| lead-line, sprang to the fore-chains, and threw the lead; the 1706 3, 4| foremast came down with all the fore-rigging. The brig rose twice, and 1707 2, 17| could use his fingers and forearm; and consequently there 1708 2, 18| what?” said Glenarvan, who foreboded some new misfortune.~“They 1709 1, 16| asked Paganel.~“He was a foreigner.”~“You have seen him?”~“ 1710 1, 16| Patagonian if he had heard of any foreigners who had fallen into the 1711 3, 4| and began to drink. John foresaw that if they became drunk, 1712 3, 15| ten days, but he did not foresee the physical difficulties 1713 1, 7| success, and this odd way of foreseeing future events. But for his 1714 3, 14| prisoners. As Paganel had foreseen, Kai-Koumou launched on 1715 3, 13| speak to him when the native forestalled him by saying gayly and 1716 2, 5| resource but to put up a forestaysail, and run before the gale. 1717 3, 14| the Ranges no one could foretell. So that they had to take 1718 2, 11| The blacksmith had had the forethought to bring the shoes with 1719 1, 16| days, and may be always foretold by the depression of the 1720 1, 6| foresail, and brigantine and foretopsail, which greatly lessened 1721 3, 6| building of this structure. The foreyard, which did very well for 1722 1, 22| find in slumber a temporary forgetfulness of his discomforts and his 1723 3, 14| hope the missionaries will forgive us.”~The project of Paganel 1724 1, 25| only cites two examples of forked lightning, it was visible 1725 3, 7| After Captain Hobson took formal possession, and became governor, 1726 2, 17| went through the necessary formality as well as he could, and 1727 2, 12| over children and never forsakes them.”~Toline said this 1728 2, 1| was dispelled; all hope forsook her, and she would have 1729 1, 17| the thirty-fourth to the fortieth degree of southern latitude. 1730 2, 15| Australian Alps, a vast fortification, the fantastic curtain of 1731 2, 6| country. Many come to seek fortunes who only find trouble and 1732 2, 15| the high barrier within forty-eight hours more. The difficulty 1733 1, 10| the port of Talcahuano, forty-two days from the time she had 1734 2, 18| fortress resting on sure foundations. The arsenal was composed 1735 3, 15| of water rose like park fountains, out of a sea of vapor; 1736 2, 4| boy, is about as large as four-fifths of Europe. It has somewhere 1737 2, 14| exhibit his skill in driving four-in-hand. The cavalcade set off preceded 1738 3, 16| in your letter of January fourteenth.”~“My letter! my letter!” 1739 2, 9| imitates a knife-grinder, and a fourth the motion of a pendulum; 1740 1, 15| mantle was a garment of fox-skin, fastened round the waist, 1741 1, 25| audible above the general FRACAS. A sulphurous smoke filled 1742 3, 18| there is nothing in the fragmentary words in the document that 1743 3, 10| flat. Such is the majestic frame that incloses this vast 1744 1, 6| speaking?”~“To Jacques Eliacin Francois Marie Paganel, Secretary 1745 3, 21| his marriage was the last freak he would be able to allow 1746 1, 21| both his hands in the most free-and-easy fashion, said in a joyous 1747 2, 7| of one day regaining his freedom, and watching for the slightest 1748 1, 22| disappeared. His master, freeing his feet from the stirrups, 1749 2, 6| independent as one can be in the freest country in the world.~His 1750 Int | the interest not only of Frenchmen but of all civilised nations, 1751 1, 18| atmosphere and drank it in with frenzy, moving and making a noise 1752 1, 18| others, whose steeds are fresher, are to push on in advance 1753 3, 13| extreme peak of the mountain, freshly painted posts formed a small 1754 1, 10| posted up in the travels of Frezier, Molina, Humboldt, Miers, 1755 3, 12| The soil was light and friable, and below lay a bed of 1756 2, 3| companion like the faithful Friday, what more is needed? Two 1757 2, 10| advanced toward him, and friendly relations were speedily 1758 1, 26| saying:~“For the sake of friendship.”~Glenarvan could not reply; 1759 2, 17| hundred miles on horseback frightens me.”~“Friends,” said Glenarvan, “ 1760 2, 10| a grassy bank, the long fringes of which dipped in the rapid 1761 3, 16| geographer was absolutely mad. He frisked about, telescope in hand, 1762 2, 4| Besides, the English call us ‘frog-eaters.’ Now, in general, people 1763 2, 4| croaking of the Australian frogs, that he raised his anchor 1764 1, 1| trifling message from a frolic-loving sailor, who had flung it 1765 2, 14| seventy-five miles, with a frontage of about eight miles along 1766 3, 6| impeded by immense bands of FUCUS.~At ten o’clock John found 1767 1, 9| natives Patagonians, the Fuegians called them Tiremenen, the 1768 1, 6| telescope, drew it out to its fullest extent, about four feet, 1769 3, 14| slackened. Thick yellowish fumes were mixed with the flames; 1770 1, 15| mischievously, with a look of fun on his face, “Ah, ah, my 1771 1, 6| all that he discharged his functions with zeal and intelligence.~“ 1772 2, 5| escaping violently, not by the funnel, but from the safety-valves 1773 1, 19| has the head of a fox. Its fur is a reddish-cinnamon color, 1774 3, 6| the mast, and John had it furled. The tide alone carried 1775 2, 8| exercised all his ingenuity in furnishing the small space with everything 1776 2, 6| comfortably, composed the furniture, which looked in perfect 1777 3, 21| His blunders made quite a FURORE among the fashionables of 1778 3, 19| screw turned up a luminous furrow in the darkness.~A strange 1779 2, 17| encampment. The phosphorescent furze emitted a faint light, by 1780 2, 17| would not allow any more fuss to be made about himself, 1781 2, 18| which was equally rash and futile.~“You cannot leave the camp, 1782 1, 7| and Hodgson; and Huc and Gabet, the missionaries; and Moorecroft 1783 2, 8| all,” interrupted Paganel, gaily.~These mutual compliments 1784 2, 6| benches fastened against the gaily-colored walls, about ten stools, 1785 1, 8| geographical science will be a gainer by your sojourn in the Cape 1786 1, 6| yellow boots with leather gaiters. His pantaloons and jacket 1787 1, 24| HILGUEROS, made one of those gala feasts the memory of which 1788 2, 1| Take my arm,” replied the gallant geographer.~“Has his Lordship 1789 3, 1| nor Sydney, nor Point de Galle, at any of which ports Glenarvan 1790 1, 6| minute on his way from the galley, and what was his astonishment 1791 2, 9| produce annually 121,— 000 gallons of wine. There are 103,000 1792 1, 15| numerous intruders which gamboled over the LLANOS. The feathered 1793 1, 1| inflamed with greed, and his gaping jaws with their quadruple 1794 1, 23| tree, for there were great gaps in the foliage, perfect 1795 3, 8| the handsomest cage in the gardens. Sanguine geographer!~The 1796 3, 15| from which rose various gases. The air was saturated with 1797 1, 6| could reef a sail or plait a gasket easily enough.”~“Do you 1798 1, 13| the whirling snow, they gasped for breath, and became exhausted 1799 1, 21| they reached the postern gate, so carelessly guarded by 1800 1, 2| scraps together we might gather some intelligible meaning 1801 3, 7| morning heavy clouds had been gathering, and toward eleven o’clock, 1802 3, 13| cried Paganel, in his gayest mood. “It is our castle, 1803 3, 13| Paganel resumed his usual gayety.~Of his adventures all that 1804 3, 13| forestalled him by saying gayly and in good English:~“Sit 1805 3, 13| furnished with his best night gear, and the party wrapped themselves 1806 1, 22| appearance. The heavy vapors, generated by the high temperature 1807 3, 17| woman perhaps, with her gentler influence, might succeed. 1808 3, 20| volcanic DEBRIS. During the geological epochs of the earth, this 1809 2, 2| clean, and disposed with geometrical regularity. Behind this 1810 2, 3| Paganel, “according to the geometrographic axiom that two islands resembling 1811 3, 21| Clear. The yacht entered St. George’s Channel, crossed the Irish 1812 2, 12| archipelago of South Shetland, its Georgia, Jamaica, Trinidad, etc., 1813 3, 9| what the Rhine is to the Germans, and the Danube to the Slavs. 1814 3, 14| Maunganamu. It was not a mere geyser like those that girdle round 1815 3, 18| place, my Lord, between the gibbet that awaits me and the liberty 1816 2, 12| the child. “Spain—capital, Gibraltar.”~“Admirable! perfect! sublime! 1817 2, 15| fell down in a lump. Was it giddiness, or worse still, suffocation, 1818 1, 13| by tufts of lichen, and giddy and terrified in the extreme, 1819 2, 14| specimen of the macropus giganteus, an “old man,” as the bushmen 1820 1, 24| tilt against riches and gilt ceilings.”~“No, McNabbs,” 1821 2, 14| little group camping in gipsy fashion. They looked as 1822 1, 9| medium stature. Again, Byron, Giraudais, Bougainville, Wallis, and 1823 3, 4| anything he could tell he was girdled in by reefs. The wind blew 1824 3, 18| jete ce document par—de lon_gitude ET 37 degrees 11’ de LATItude. 1825 2, 15| bright red leaves which gladdened the eye.~“We shall have 1826 1, 19| on the prairie, and the glaring eyes of the wolves glowed 1827 1, 25| swollen torrent, still red and gleaming, as it was borne swiftly 1828 3, 12| and the flames sent fitful gleams into the interior of Ware-Atoua. 1829 1, 17| was glad of the chance of gleaning some information about his 1830 2, 6| thought it resembled some glens in the lowlands of Scotland, 1831 2, 2| The DUNCAN appeared to glide over a long prairie, which 1832 1, 10| volcano on the south, and gliding gently down the mountain 1833 1, 19| morning began to dawn. A pale glimmer appeared in the horizon, 1834 1, 26| fancied he caught occasional glimpses of a faint light.~“I am 1835 1, 23| together while the sunlight glinted here and there among the 1836 2, 16| passed the night. It was a gloomy-looking forest of tall gum-trees; 1837 3, 12| Another half an hour and the glorious sun would rise out of the 1838 3, 12| been lighted, and its lurid glow threw into strong relief 1839 1, 25| phosphorescent insects, positive glow-worms, living diamonds, which 1840 1, 19| glaring eyes of the wolves glowed like phosphorescent balls 1841 2, 10| stage of creation. A long glutinous extensible tongue hung out 1842 2, 14| there the same night. Ayrton goaded on his team, and after a 1843 2, 15| Everyone was eager to reach the goal—that is to say the Pacific 1844 3, 20| themselves. A hind quarter of a goat, nardou bread, several bowls 1845 2, 4| forthwith commenced.~“Mnemosyne! Goddess of Memory, chaste mother 1846 1, 21| children. He was happy, and as Goethe says, “Nothing that makes 1847 2, 10| lories, and greenfinches, and gold-winged pigeons, not to speak of 1848 3, 9| like that of a Venetian gondola, and the whole hollowed 1849 1, 6| from that. His careless, good-humored air, and easy, unceremonious 1850 1, 11| provisions and a few bales of goods, intended to secure the 1851 1, 11| intended to secure the goodwill of the Caciques of the plain. 1852 2, 14| Reuiss-Schleitz, or Saxe-Coburg Gotha, would have gone inside 1853 1, 12| muleteers were very much governed by instinct, and it was 1854 1, 7| from Lord Somerset, the Governor-General, and also a commission to 1855 1, 7| the Frenchman submitted gracefully to the compulsory delay. 1856 3, 8| collections of Europe. Its graceless shape and comical motions 1857 2, 2| and study it in a Chinese grammar.”~Things went on perfectly 1858 2, 15| Australia there are the Grampians, the Pyrenees, the Alps, 1859 1, 22| conclusion that the RIOS Grande and Vivarota, into which 1860 1, 9| the night invested with grandeur, the sad remains of a deserted 1861 2, 15| there. The gastrolobium grandiflorum covered the ground, with 1862 1, 9| strait wound on between huge granitic masses which had an imposing 1863 2, 6| large plates of olives, grapes, and oranges. The necessary 1864 1, 14| dragging it from the condor’s grasp, placed it flat on the grass, 1865 2, 6| am not mistaken,” warmly grasping the outstretched hand of 1866 3, 12| could hear the little stones grate on a hard body and roll 1867 2, 8| planks creaked, and the axles grated in the naves of the wheels; 1868 3, 20| Harry Grant was delighted to gratify their curiosity, and commenced 1869 3, 6| in open work, made of the gratings off the hatches. The spray 1870 2, 12| profit by the advantages of a gratuitous education in English.~V. 1871 1, 2| the second document. It is GRAUSAM, the word in German for 1872 1, 24| your leave, I prefer the gravel of a park, or the floor 1873 1, 10| smooth plain, turfed and graveled quite like a garden.”~“Let 1874 2, 10| bullocks would never have grazed where the sheep had passed 1875 3, 21| geographer wrapped in an immense great-coat, as if the mercury had been 1876 1, 11| or owl, and a thrush or grebe, flying from the falcon. 1877 1, 1| could be seen inflamed with greed, and his gaping jaws with 1878 3, 3| sanguinary race, cannibals greedy of human flesh, man-eaters 1879 3, 2| the whale that yields the green-stones.”~Abel Tasman sent his boats 1880 2, 10| of birds, the lories, and greenfinches, and gold-winged pigeons, 1881 2, 2| west of the meridian at Greenwich. Inaccessible Island is 1882 3, 1| coast.~This token was a grey and yellow garment worn 1883 1, 13| afterward Paganel began to grill large slices of venison 1884 1, 13| was greeted with a general grimace, and such exclamations as—“ 1885 3, 14| ex-erciser, he made some grimaces, whose meaning was obvious 1886 2, 9| earth—the learned botanist Grimard was right when he said, ‘ 1887 2, 13| other by the riders, the grinding noise of the wheels, and 1888 3, 6| outline was exactly like the grinning face of a monkey turned 1889 1, 10| certainly got strong enough grips to go some way towards satisfying 1890 2, 15| The planks of the vehicle groaned at the unexpected jolts, 1891 2, 5| rattling of the cordage, and groaning of the timbers, awakened 1892 2, 18| ground and uttering mournful groans. It was Mulrady, wounded, 1893 3, 8| of the valley. With their grotesque shapes, and their outlines 1894 3, 13| ball for the happy hunting grounds.~“Quite an arsenal!” said 1895 3, 11| of this detestable crew groveled under a rain of blood. It 1896 3, 16| little too far.”~“What?” growled Paganel, looking like a 1897 1, 11| children, though of different growth, were wild with delight 1898 3, 1| received his visitors gruffly enough. They perceived that 1899 1, 22| soundly sleeping too under the guardian eye of Heaven.~The night 1900 2, 18| enough.~The two faithful guardians kept close watch, bearing 1901 2, 11| befell. The passengers and guards of the last and only remaining 1902 1, 11| appeared; not even one of the GUASSOS, the degenerate offspring 1903 3, 7| mode of warfare is of the guerilla type; they form skirmishing 1904 2, 12| Scotland, Malta, Jersey and Guern-sey, the Ionian Islands, the 1905 2, 17| Ben Joyce is his nom de guerre. It is an incontestible 1906 1, 19| re gone!”~But Thalcave, guessing his meaning, shook his head. 1907 2, 12| South America, with its Guiana, its archipelago of South 1908 2, 7| through vast solitudes, guiding himself by the sun during 1909 2, 7| to the Hebrides, to New Guinea, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, 1910 2, 8| least as much as his golden guineas.~The signal was given to 1911 2, 17| thousand eddies and hollows and gulfs, was impossible.~John Mangles 1912 1, 13| soon ready, and eagerly gulped down by everybody. The dry 1913 1, 18| hurrying himself, taking small gulps, but “as long as a lazo,” 1914 1, 19| mad haste, when at last gun-shots were heard in the distance 1915 2, 17| fell wounded by a ball. Gunshots resounded at the same time 1916 1, 23| away it seemed as though a gust of wind had blown all the 1917 1, 22| streaming like the overflowing gutter-spouts on the roof of a house, 1918 1, 11| they urged it on with a guttural cry, and if that proved 1919 1, 17| and a plant called the Gygnerium argenteum. Here the horses 1920 3, 4| had thrown him out of his habitual track, and this miserable 1921 2, 16| it is a pity that you hadn’t had the shoeing of all 1922 2, 15| among the rocks. It was not hail-stones, but regular lumps of ice, 1923 2, 15| It was tolerably rapid. A hailstorm of extreme violence assailed 1924 3, 5| Major, “I would not give half-a-crown for the choice!”~“Well, 1925 2, 18| the convicts. Better delay half-a-day than not arrive safely.~ 1926 2, 15| skirts of the wood, about half-a-mile from the river, when the 1927 1, 16| details intelligible to a half-civilized Indian. It was quite a sight 1928 2, 17| It may boast of having half-crazed a dozen peoples’ wits!” 1929 1, 13| gradually he fell into a half-drowsy state, and his apprehensions 1930 2, 7| imagined. Mary Grant fell back, half-fainting, in Lady Helena’s arms, 1931 2, 7| very bright eyes, though half-hidden beneath thick, overhanging 1932 1, 19| wait; and wait he did, in a half-recumbent posture, his head leaning 1933 2, 16| already cold, and a flock of half-starved looking ravens croaking 1934 2, 5| waves, lost in wondering and half-terrified admiration at the spectacle.~ 1935 1, 19| horses broke loose from their halters and ran about the inclosure, 1936 3, 15| hours they walked on without halting along the far-reaching slope 1937 2, 4| horizon. This was the last halting-place on the route, and nothing 1938 3, 7| be able to make them our halting-places till we get to Auckland.”~ 1939 1, 20| the breeze like an Indian hammock; and on the shore magnificent 1940 2, 10| Australian desert. Reindeer hams, slices of salt beef, smoked 1941 3, 11| of a very primitive kind, hand-barrows, in fact, were brought to 1942 1, 26| him. A general and hearty hand-shaking followed, and everyone rejoiced 1943 3, 14| not only pistol shots, but hand-to-hand fighting to fear. For ten 1944 2, 11| of “darbies,” a kind of handcuff made of a double ring of 1945 1, 15| RIO, and gathered a few handfuls of wild celery, which grew 1946 2, 10| armed with stockwhips, the handles of which are eighteen inches 1947 2, 6| Scotch to Irish is but a handsbreadth. The Tweed, several fathoms 1948 2, 6| He was followed by five handsome strapping lads, his sons, 1949 3, 13| Kara-Tete.”~Things had been handsomely done for the deceased chief; 1950 3, 8| flattering inscription on the handsomest cage in the gardens. Sanguine 1951 3, 11| kept in place by a band of hanes, were placed on them. Four 1952 1, 26| Patagonian led the way into the HANGAR of a deserted ESTANCIA, 1953 3, 11| wishes to clear his house of hangers-on, he taboos it; if an English 1954 2, 8| cabins, and the carpets and hangings, as well as of the polished 1955 1, 3| the favor of the House of Hanover, and he was looked upon 1956 1, 12| wandering about almost at haphazard, though always getting higher 1957 1, 9| geographer, he was probably the happiest man in all the southern 1958 1, 9| plenty of safe and accessible harbors; in fact a thousand things 1959 1, 24| to be content with simply hardening them on the hot embers. 1960 1, 1| material had acquired the hardness of granite. A few sharp 1961 2, 7| endured long and severe hardships, and that he had borne them 1962 1, 17| mistaken, instead of being harmless, the Gauchos are formidable 1963 2, 14| surprised not to hear the harmonious strains that inspired Amphion 1964 1, 13| of Paganel completing the harmony.~But Glenarvan could not 1965 2, 15| reinforce his bullocks by harnessing the horses, although they 1966 1, 24| Paganel, “a son of the great Haroun-al-Raschid, who was unhappy, and went 1967 3, 10| old crones. This troop of harpies surrounded them, shaking 1968 3, 1| thoughts, the same anguish harrowed both their hearts. They 1969 3, 2| complexion, angular bones, harsh voices, and black hair, 1970 2, 16| skinned like the cork-oak at harvest time. A miserable network 1971 1, 11| vexation:~“A river which hasn’t a name is like having 1972 3, 6| of the gratings off the hatches. The spray could then dash 1973 | hath 1974 2, 7| the forecastle, when I was hauling in the jib-boom, the BRITANNIA 1975 3, 15| men; the horrible picture haunted him.~Harry Grant was never 1976 1, 13| and driven them from their haunts, when they ought to have 1977 3, 8| island, from Napier, in Hawke’s Bay, to Auckland. From 1978 2, 6| bristling ears of corn, hay-ricks in the shape of large bee-hives, 1979 3, 8| outlines lost in a deceptive haze, they brought to mind giant 1980 1, 11| which served as a whip; the headstall of the bridle was decorated 1981 2, 17| and before your wound is healed, too!”~“Glenarvan,” said 1982 3, 20| with the kisses he had been heaping up for them during his two 1983 3, 15| resinous gum that lay in heaps at the foot of the trees, 1984 2, 4| name after name until his hearers cried for mercy.~“Stop, 1985 2, 13| their way from Kilmore to Heathcote, the mail dashed by at full 1986 1, 8| the zone of the Alpine heaths, and, lastly, the zone of 1987 2, 6| opportunity. When one way is hedged up another is sure to open.”~“ 1988 2, 6| Instead of bushes, quick-set hedges met the eye, inclosing recent 1989 3, 3| Halley took very little heed to the working of the ship; 1990 1, 21| the fatigue they had so heedlessly endured or the dangers they 1991 3, 4| and then lay motionless, heeled over on her port side at 1992 2, 5| the bridge.~“The ship is heeling over on her side,” replied 1993 3, 7| 000. The men of Shongi and Heki, two powerful chiefs, came 1994 2, 2| willingly left the slopes of Helicon and Parnassus at his call. 1995 2, 8| intelligent and faithful helper. But Paddy understood the 1996 1, 9| understood it, and it would be helpful in their search along the 1997 1, 14| Paganel, ready to lend a helping hand among the slippery 1998 2, 10| whole herd from rushing helter-skelter after them. The wildest 1999 3, 15| their weapons. Glenarvan, hemmed in by the sea, could not 2000 3, 7| 1840, the English corvette HERALD arrived to claim possession.~ 2001 3, 21| and he bore on his chest a heraldic kiwi with outspread wings,