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apparition in The Last Chance

nty; he is awake and alert now, if ever—his senses have _not_ played him false—there _is_ a tent, at no very great distance, and sitting by it, on a box, is a man smoking, while another appears to be putting together articles of camp furniture. CHAPTER III Apparently at the same moment the guide, w…

Record ID
2,598
Year
1,905
Source
Project Gutenberg
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Record ID
2598
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
The Last Chance: A Tale of the Golden West; Rolf Boldrewood
Published
1905; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
apparition
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Western Australia (WA): B
State or territory
WA
Source voice
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nty; he is awake and alert now, if ever—his senses have _not_ played him false—there _is_ a tent, at no very great distance, and sitting by it, on a box, is a man smoking, while another appears to be putting together articles of camp furniture. CHAPTER III Apparently at the same moment the guide, who is walking ahead as usual, has made up his mind as to the apparition, for he halts and walks back to the cart. ‘What the deuce is that? Who do you think they are?’ ‘Well, sir, they’re a couple of “travellers,” on the same lay as ourselves—far as I can make out. They’ve no horse, nor cart—so they’ve been goin’ slow, naturally. They’ve.

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