The Herd Boy and His Hermit |
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| Author:
| Yonge, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5028-3132-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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"[...]come, come, shepherd! Here I am! I am lost and lorn! They will reward thee! Oh, come fast!' 'All in good time, lassie! Haste is no good here! I must look to my footing.' Presently he was by the side of the wanderer, and could see that it was a maiden of ten or twelve years old, who somehow, even in the darkness, had not the air of one of the few inhabitants of that wild mountain district. 'Lost art thou, maiden,' he said, as he stood beside her; 'where is thine home?' 'I am at...
More Description"[...]come, come, shepherd! Here I am! I am lost and lorn! They will reward thee! Oh, come fast!' 'All in good time, lassie! Haste is no good here! I must look to my footing.' Presently he was by the side of the wanderer, and could see that it was a maiden of ten or twelve years old, who somehow, even in the darkness, had not the air of one of the few inhabitants of that wild mountain district. 'Lost art thou, maiden,' he said, as he stood beside her; 'where is thine home?' 'I am at Greystone Priory,' replied the girl. 'I went out hawking to-day with the Mother Prioress and the rest. My pony fell with me when we were riding after a heron. No one saw me or heard me, and my pony galloped home. I saw none of them, and I have been wandering miles [...]".