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...s the one little gray cub of the litter. He had bred true to the straight wolf stock — in fact, he had bred true, physically, to old One Eye himself, ... ... in the village of Gray Beaver. And so, because he needed a god and because he preferred Weedon Scott to Beauty Smith, White Fang remained. In acknowl...

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...ed, and the poor house made quite neat and orderly, she counted her little stock of money, with an anxious face, and went out thoughtfully to buy some... ...very compas- sion. Unselfish here, as in her every act and fancy, Florence preferred to bear the pain of this new wound, rather than encourage any fai... ... habits of profound meditation from much polishing and stowing away of the stock, and from much sitting behind the counter reading, or looking out of ... ...ime, like the long-headed fellow he was; and bets were even offered on the Stock Exchange that Jem was going to marry a rich widow. Y et these cares d... ...ppliant head hidden from all, but her Father who was in Heaven. Her little stock of money amounted to but a few guineas. With a part of this, it would... ...anch of the outfit, if he had been permitted—as pink parasols, tinted silk stockings, blue shoes, and other articles no less necessary on shipboard—wo...

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...business here for the supply of the Penobscot River. We examined some on the stocks. They are light and shapely vessels, calculated for rapid and rock... ...l´ es and smooth, and knew their prices and qualities, and which the hunters preferred. Here was a little of everything in a small compass to satisfy ... ...g in a small compass to satisfy the wants and the ambition of the woods, — a stock selected with what pains and care, and brought home in the wagon bo... ...tick; and a pole was suspended over the hearth, close to the ceiling, to dry stockings and clothes on. I noticed that the floor was full of small, ding... ... the latter stream. This lake affords a more direct course to Ktaadn, but we preferred to follow the Penobscot and the Pamadumcook lakes. Fowler was j... ...Penobscot Indian. When, afterward, he had occasion to take off his shoes and stockings, I was struck with the smallness of his feet. He had worked a g... ...amp on the carry. This camp was close and dirty, and had an ill smell, and I preferred to accept the Indians’ offer, if we did not make a camp for our... ...repeated some tradition about the Mohawks eating human flesh, what parts they preferred, etc., and also of a battle with the Mohawks near Chesuncook 8... ... to one of the taverns for the night, though, for my own part, I should have preferred to camp out. About four o’clock the next morning, (July 24th,) ...

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...usually aimed at the humans first; if possible. To make that very aiming at humans impossible and minimise the risk of any direct hit, those humans preferred cloudy planets for their bases, kept surface structures to a minimum, spread decoys wide and far, and dug themselves in as deep as only possible. Life in bunkers had its own risk and adverse effects, claustrophobia ...

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...usually aimed at the humans first; if possible. To make that very aiming at humans impossible and minimise the risk of any direct hit, those humans preferred cloudy planets for their bases, kept surface structures to a minimum, spread decoys wide and far, and dug themselves in as deep as only possible. Life in bunkers had its own risk and adverse effects, claustrophobia ...

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... was per- haps relieved to be denied admittance; perhaps, in his heart, he preferred to speak with Poole upon the doorstep and sur- rounded by the air... ...d nor foreseen, but because an hour when your servants are in bed is to be preferred for what will then remain to do. At midnight, then, I have to ask... ...at when I reached years of reflection, and began to look round me and take stock of my progress and position in the world, I stood already committed t... ...he better part and was found wanting in the strength to keep to it. Yes, I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor, sur- rounded by friends and ...

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...from his pity was now publicly thrown back in his teeth. The Armour family preferred disgrace to his connection. Since the prom- ise, besides, he had ... ... turn, invited him to tea; but the poet, in his character of the Old Hawk, preferred a tete-a-tete, ex- cused himself at the last moment, and offered ... ...aturalist, he used neither trap nor gun. When asked at dinner what dish he preferred, he answered, `the nearest.’” So many negative superiorities begi... ...ter of his times and seasons, to indulge the mind rather than the body; he preferred long rambles to rich dinners, his own reflections to the consider... ...nd hoard against the day of sickness, was not a favourite with Thoreau. He preferred that other, whose name is so much misappropriated: Faith. When he... ... astonish no one that Yoshida was regarded by his schol- ars as a laughing-stock. The schoolboy has a keen sense of humour. Heroes he learns to unders... ...nd occasionally joining together for some serious operation just as modern stockjobbers form a syndicate for an important loan. Nor were they at all p... ...r is the time for verses! Such a happy revolution would turn the head of a stocking-weaver, and set him jingling rhymes. And so – after a voyage to Pa... ... poor madman who wore the crown of France. Born (May 1391) of such a noble stock, Charles was to know from the first all favours of nature and art. Hi...