ISBN: 9781153727501

Excerpt: ...with me to-morrow? How would he like! Such a question to ask of a boy, when it meant a twenty-five miles'' drive and a whole day''s holiday after months of… More...

Excerpt: ...with me to-morrow? How would he like! Such a question to ask of a boy, when it meant a twenty-five miles'' drive and a whole day''s holiday after months of steady work at the camp! I should be delighted, sir, replied Frank, as promptly as he could get the words out. Very well, then; you can come along with me. We''ll start right after breakfast. Baptiste will have to look after himself for one day, said the foreman. And with a fervent Thank you, sir, Frank went off, his face wreathed with smiles and his heart throbbing with joy at the prospect before him. So eager was he that it did not need Johnston''s shout of Turn out, lads, turn out! to waken him next morning, for he was wide awake already, and he tumbled into his clothes with quite unusual alacrity. So soon as breakfast was over, the foreman had one of the best horses in the stable harnessed to his jumper, as the low, strong, comfortable wooden sleigh that is alone able to cope with the rough forest roads is called; abundance of thick warm buffalo-robes were provided; and then he and Frank tucked themselves in tightly, and they set out on their long drive to the depot. The mercury stood at twenty degrees below zero when they started, but they did not mind that. Not a breath of wind stirred the clear cold air. The sun soon rose into the blue vault above them, and shone down upon the vast expanse of snow about them with a vigour that made their eyes blink. The horse was a fine animal, and, having been off duty for a few days previous, was full of speed and spirit, and they glided over the well-beaten portion of the road at a dashing pace. But when they came to the part over which there had been little travel all winter long the going was too heavy for much speed, and often the horse could not do more than walk. This seemed to Frank just the opportunity for which he had been waiting, to tell the foreman about Damase and his threats of revenge. At first Johnston was disposed to make light... J. MacDonald Oxley, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The Young Woodsman Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: English literature; Bibliography; Language Arts<

ISBN: 9781153727501

Excerpt: ...with me to-morrow? How would he like! Such a question to ask of a boy, when it meant a twenty-five miles'' drive and a whole day''s holiday after months of… More...

Excerpt: ...with me to-morrow? How would he like! Such a question to ask of a boy, when it meant a twenty-five miles'' drive and a whole day''s holiday after months of steady work at the camp! I should be delighted, sir, replied Frank, as promptly as he could get the words out. Very well, then; you can come along with me. We''ll start right after breakfast. Baptiste will have to look after himself for one day, said the foreman. And with a fervent Thank you, sir, Frank went off, his face wreathed with smiles and his heart throbbing with joy at the prospect before him. So eager was he that it did not need Johnston''s shout of Turn out, lads, turn out! to waken him next morning, for he was wide awake already, and he tumbled into his clothes with quite unusual alacrity. So soon as breakfast was over, the foreman had one of the best horses in the stable harnessed to his jumper, as the low, strong, comfortable wooden sleigh that is alone able to cope with the rough forest roads is called; abundance of thick warm buffalo-robes were provided; and then he and Frank tucked themselves in tightly, and they set out on their long drive to the depot. The mercury stood at twenty degrees below zero when they started, but they did not mind that. Not a breath of wind stirred the clear cold air. The sun soon rose into the blue vault above them, and shone down upon the vast expanse of snow about them with a vigour that made their eyes blink. The horse was a fine animal, and, having been off duty for a few days previous, was full of speed and spirit, and they glided over the well-beaten portion of the road at a dashing pace. But when they came to the part over which there had been little travel all winter long the going was too heavy for much speed, and often the horse could not do more than walk. This seemed to Frank just the opportunity for which he had been waiting, to tell the foreman about Damase and his threats of revenge. At first Johnston was disposed to make light... J. MacDonald Oxley, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The Young Woodsman Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781153727501

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