'Tween Snow and Fire Contributor(s): Mitford, Bertram (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798679853966 Publisher: Independently Published
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2020 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.94 lbs) 318 pages |
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Publisher Description: Book Excerpt: ...me here as I stand. Shoot again, Umlilwane--shoot again, if you dare. Hau Hear my word.' You have slain my dog--my white hunting dog, the last of his breed--who can outrun every other hunting dog in the land, even as the wind outstrippeth the crawling ox-wagon, and you have shed my blood, the blood of a chief. You had better first have cut off your right hand, for it is better to lose a hand than one's mind. This is my word, ' Umlilwane--bear it in memory, for you have struck a chief--a man of the House of Gcaleka." Umlilwane: "Little Fire"--Kafirs are fond of bestowing nicknames. This one referred to its bearer's habitually short temper.]"Damn the House of Gcaleka, anyway," said Carhayes, with a sneer as the savage, having vented his denunciation, stalked scowlingly away with his compatriots. "Look here, isidenge," fool], he continued. "This is my word. Keep clear of me, for the next time you fall foul of me I'll shoot you dead. And now, Eustace," turni.. |
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