Voyageurs: A NovelCanongate, 2003 - 466 էջ Historisk roman. Under grænsekrigene 1812 forsvinder en engelsk kvækermissionær i den canadiske vildmark. Hendes bror drager med pelshandlerne, les voyageurs, ud på en lang rejse for om muligt at finde hende |
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Էջ 168
... eyes and I missed my hat ) , my dress was still Quakerly enough . I know not if Alan saw the likeness to Rachel as Charlotte Ermatinger had done . Just as she did , he knew already that I existed . I watched recognition slowly dawn in ...
... eyes and I missed my hat ) , my dress was still Quakerly enough . I know not if Alan saw the likeness to Rachel as Charlotte Ermatinger had done . Just as she did , he knew already that I existed . I watched recognition slowly dawn in ...
Էջ 314
... eyes and this is our testimony ... our testimony ... our testimony - - ... - I half - cocked the gun , and laid it at my feet . They stood still , and so did I. I've never been so feart in all my life , but I showed it not . I met the eyes ...
... eyes and this is our testimony ... our testimony ... our testimony - - ... - I half - cocked the gun , and laid it at my feet . They stood still , and so did I. I've never been so feart in all my life , but I showed it not . I met the eyes ...
Էջ 407
... eyes widened , but the Ottawa are an impassive people before strangers . When she'd gone away , we men talked very little , but sat before the wigwam and smoked . Loic mentioned presently that I'd bought Rachel back from the people that ...
... eyes widened , but the Ottawa are an impassive people before strangers . When she'd gone away , we men talked very little , but sat before the wigwam and smoked . Loic mentioned presently that I'd bought Rachel back from the people that ...
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Alan American asked bear began brother called Canada canoe clear Clemency close Company dark door dream eyes face father feet felt fire followed forest Friends gave gone half hand happened head hear heard heart hills Indians island Judith knew lake land learned leave letter light live Loic looked Mackenzie Mackinac Mark means Meeting Michigan mind Month Montreal mother moved naught never night North once paddle passed peace perhaps Quaker Rachel remember river round seemed seen shore silence sister sometimes South speak spoke stayed stood story talk tell thee There's thing thought told took trade trees turned understand village voyageurs Waase'aaban wait walked watched West winter wish woman Yonge Street young