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We turned north into it and after about four
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we figured would lead to the miners' camp .
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miles it led into a small canyon which
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over a fairly wide area working singly or
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opened out into a wide shallow draw .
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in pairs .
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Here in a dried-up creek-bed we found
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the miners at work . They were scattered
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An hour's riding brought us to a trail that
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out , " If you come any closer , I 'll sure blow
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shack and as we got near someone inside bawled
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to him about what happened last night . "
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your whiskers off . " " Take it easy , mister , " I sang
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got no whiskers so as you can see . Just you
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We didn't approach unchallenged . Just short
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go and tell Nick Dowd we 've come to talk
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out . " We don't aim to come any closer and we 've
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of the diggings there was a roughly-built
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there 's gold and women there 's always trouble , "
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was never long on patience .
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wavered . We sat our horses , waiting . " Looks as
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peeking out through a hole in the shack never
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though they 're expecting trouble , " I said . " Where
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whistle then , loud and shrill . The gun barrel
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observed Dan , shifting about in his saddle . He
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" Oh , " said the unseen guard . He blew a
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Mr. Copthorne knew a way round by the side
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kind of sequence .
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in a huddle upon an upturned wheelbarrow .
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gasp it was scientifically supposed his whole
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were going on in his bewildered brain . When
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life came up before him in some cinematic
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outbuilding where the grave digger kept his spades
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of the church where there was a small open
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be open . It was . He entered , and seated himself
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a man was drowning and towards his last
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and forks and tidying up implements . It might
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His curious headgear fell off . Strange things
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Walking out of the chapel later on . Continuing
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boy , then a young youth . He saw himself refusing
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on , his leaping mind flashed pictures of chi-
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dly decadence and absorption in debase-
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baptism according to the sect his parents belonged to .
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Mr. Copthorne was on dry land in a church
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canery and corruption , the growth of the dea-
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outbuilding , but this was happening to him now . He
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ment and Satanic debauchery .
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saw himself as a sulky , ugly , malformed , repressed
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was Mr. Copthorne all right . Perhaps he had
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speak normally .
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hunted eyes , as if the poor fellow had rocks in
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in London . Very strange his eyes looked . Mad ,
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He didn't know what to make of it , but it
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his head , so the verger described afterwards .
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been attending some kind of fancy dress do
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" You 're very early about , sir , " he said , trying to
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the fourteenth century . "
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me , " said Mr. Copthorne . The verger
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to take a look at the church . I 've
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never been inside . Very remiss of
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the thought came to me I 'd like
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as the dawn was breaking , and
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windows , sir , they date back to
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" Yes . I travelled down from London
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led the way in . " The stained glass
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and her luggage had disappeared and they were alone
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flights back . "
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taxi . " Just a moment , darling , " Gavin pressed her
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quickly through the customs . " Gay ! " " Gavin ! " The girl
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hand and smiled . " I want to check up on the
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There were few passengers on the plane and Gavin was
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together . The porter brought Gavin's bag out to the
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went quickly back to fetch them .
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taxi , and then found that in
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of despair Gay knew that of course
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Gavin she had left her sun-
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off the plane with him were talking .
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pocket-book , with a sick feeling
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the excitement of meeting
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Gavin and the girl who had got
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glasses on the veranda . She
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He was writing something in his
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Gay went out to the waiting
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beach . A moon like this mustn't be wasted . "
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He gestured towards the bay where the full
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laid his hand on hers . Gay smiled at him
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kisses she had seen him giving Elaine .
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only , yet remembering for a second the
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now Gavin was in love with her and her
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again , happy beyond belief , knowing that
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" And then we 'll go for a stroll along the
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moon was just rising over the rocks , then
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would never be jealous again , would even take Larry's advice and
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look the other way if need be . " I say ! " Gavin was looking over her
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lovely , she 's French , a very well known model I believe .
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All that was part of the past , she would put it behind her . She
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shoulder . " That 's a pretty girl ! " Gay glanced behind her , " Isn't she
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Lilyan remonstrated . " They want to be
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can't find a table for two . "
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cafe*?2 , " Doc said , " they are packed
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