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Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ead, and eyebrows which reached acrossbetween his eyes, and with a heavy black beardand mustache. His ears, too, I noted —for theman seemed to me a Russian, and I knew thatmy message to the Sultan affected Russia—themans ears were rounded at the top, and were setwide out from his head. That was his descrip-tion ; and he had a watchful, cunning look in hisface. I found his eyes fastened on me oftenafterward; and once, at night, as I stood nearthe rail of the ship, looking out over the sea, Ifaced suddenly about and found this strange manclose to me, and coming silently nearer. In a mo-ment he turned and went off, saying nothing; but—but—brother, I had the feeling that if I hadnot faced about when I did, he would havepushed me overboard. Then a rapt expressionon the speakers finely cut face showed his devoutnature coming to the surface, as he said simplyand firmly: But, praise to Allah, who is on theside of him who does what is right. The two friends talked frequently about this
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THE AMERICAN LAD STARED HARD ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE NARROW BAND,BUT COULD NOT MAKE OUT A SINGLE LETTER IN ANY LANGUAGE. 424 THE YOUNG WIZARD OF MOROCCO 425 suspicious person, when they were quite alone to-gether, while Achmed was regaining his healthand strength. They spoke at times, also, of thedear little monkey, Mr. Malloly, wondering sadlywhat had become of him. It was quite like Ted Leslie, while visiting thehospital so much, to become well acquainted withthe young assistant surgeons. He was a boy whocould learn, not only from books, and lessonsassigned by a teacher, but also from all sorts ofpersons and facts in daily life, wherever he mightbe. He had long been interested in medical af-fairs, and he now asked many questions about thedrugs and surgical appliances of the hospital, andread one or two medical books which one of theyoung doctors loaned him. Although Achmed was impatient to cross theStraits of Gibraltar and begin his important jour-ney into Morocco, he knew th

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