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Page 216
... treasure . Our des- perado gathered it up ; and without waiting to count the whole , returned home with the gold , well pleased with his good fortune , leaving the halter behind . Soon after , the man to whom the treasure belonged ...
... treasure . Our des- perado gathered it up ; and without waiting to count the whole , returned home with the gold , well pleased with his good fortune , leaving the halter behind . Soon after , the man to whom the treasure belonged ...
Page 285
... TREASURE - SEEKER A CERTAIN TREASURE - SEEKER WHO WAS A VERY UNREASONABLE man , ventured among the ruins of an old castle , and perceived there an Owl which had caught a half - starved mouse and was about to devour it . " Is that ...
... TREASURE - SEEKER A CERTAIN TREASURE - SEEKER WHO WAS A VERY UNREASONABLE man , ventured among the ruins of an old castle , and perceived there an Owl which had caught a half - starved mouse and was about to devour it . " Is that ...
Page 375
... treasure in his absence - who there was to take charge of it . To build a treasure - house , and hire a guardian - that would cost much money . To leave it to itself - that way it might be lost . Impossible to answer for it for a day ...
... treasure in his absence - who there was to take charge of it . To build a treasure - house , and hire a guardian - that would cost much money . To leave it to itself - that way it might be lost . Impossible to answer for it for a day ...
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