 what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle!" He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten.  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Strana 73autor/autoři: Washington Irving - 1820 - 419 str.Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Brian M. Thomsen - 2003 - 612 str.
...wild retreat among the rocks — the woe begone party at ninepins — the flagon — "ah! that flagon! that wicked flagon!" thought Rip — "what excuse...looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well oiled fowling piece he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust; the... | |
 | Susan Rosson Spain - 2006 - 232 str.
...was morning, and he knew, knew, knew he was in big trouble with Dame Van Winkle. '"He looked around for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found . . . the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten. . . . Wolf, too,... | |
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