It was applied methodically, carefully, resolutely, as in the fashion of a Satin-bird with charcoal, desiccated wood or blue from laundry-bags.

His tracks joined a cattle pad, and the blackboys followed them at speed, two riding on each side of the path.

We're going for Christmas greens and Dad's going to cut our tree from away up on the hillside, Toad told him, and, he added, "we're going to take one of the horses with us to drag it home.

The profession has its utility, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it.