little woman in The Last Chance
d, and it rains once in five years here, don’t y’know? Droll country—no rain, no grass, no grain; grows nothing but gold. That’s good enough, though. Won’t we talk to them when we get to the little village, eh? Now what are _you_ thinking of, Minniekins—smelling a nigger, or a dingo? No camels in s…
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- Year
- 1,905
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- Record ID
- 2617
- 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
- little woman
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Western Australia (WA): B
- State or territory
- WA
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d, and it rains once in five years here, don’t y’know? Droll country—no rain, no grass, no grain; grows nothing but gold. That’s good enough, though. Won’t we talk to them when we get to the little village, eh? Now what are _you_ thinking of, Minniekins—smelling a nigger, or a dingo? No camels in sight. What is it? I can see you’re nervous—what an excitable little woman it is! You mustn’t bite the butcher again, or we’ll be brought before the beak for keeping a ferocious dog, don’t y’know?’ The terrier raised herself quietly, and stood looking out into the starlit night. She was a remarkably intelligent animal, much attached to.
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