Name: Tales of Daring and Danger: Sighting the Wreck of the Steamer
SKU: 59952281
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Author: G. a. Henty
ISBN: 9781523340330

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Tales of Daring and Danger: Sighting the Wreck of the Steamer

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Physical Book

Publisher

Createspace

Author

G. a. Henty

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.5 cm

Weight

0.13 kg.

ISBN13

9781523340330

Synopsis "Tales of Daring and Danger: Sighting the Wreck of the Steamer"

"Uncle, I am quite disappointed. Mrs. Lyons showed me the bear she has got tied up in their compound, and it is the most wretched little thing, not bigger than Rover, papa's retriever, and it's full-grown. I thought bears were great fierce creatures, and this poor little thing seemed so restless and unhappy that I thought it quite a shame not to let it go." Colonel Hastings smiled rather grimly. "And yet, small and insignificant as that bear is, my dear, it is a question whether he is not as dangerous an animal to meddle with as a man-eating tiger." "What, that wretched little bear, Uncle?" "Yes, that wretched little bear. Any experienced sportsman will tell you that hunting those little bears is as dangerous a sport as tiger-hunting on foot, to say nothing of tiger-hunting from an elephant's back, in which there is scarcely any danger whatever. I can speak feelingly about it, for my career was pretty nearly brought to an end by a bear, just after I entered the army, some thirty years ago, at a spot within a few miles from here. I have got the scars on my shoulder and arm still." "Oh, do tell me all about it," Miss Hastings said; and the request being seconded by the rest of the party, none of whom, with the exception of Mrs. Hastings, had ever heard the story before-for the colonel was somewhat chary of relating this special experience-he waited till they had all drawn up their chairs as close as possible, and then giving two or three vigorous puffs at his cheroot, began as follows: -

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