With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War
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Brereton Frederick Sadleir. With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War
Chapter One. Great Misfortune
Chapter Two. Gallant Rescue
Chapter Three. A Mining Expedition
Chapter Four. A Chase and a Fight
Chapter Five. A Question of Importance
Chapter Six. Forest Dangers
Chapter Seven. Forewarned is Forearmed
Chapter Eight. Besiegers and Besieged
Chapter Nine. Deceiving the Enemy
Chapter Ten. A Native Fleet
Chapter Eleven. Running the Gauntlet
Chapter Twelve. In Home Waters
Chapter Thirteen. On Special Service
Chapter Fourteen. A Brush with the Enemy
Chapter Fifteen. Bluejackets, Charge!
Chapter Sixteen. News from Ashanti
Chapter Seventeen. A Well-laid Scheme
Chapter Eighteen. King Koffee, the Terrible
Chapter Nineteen. Dick Strikes a Blow
Chapter Twenty. The Destruction of Kumasi
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“There are the two houses,” he had said over and over again to himself. “One is the store, and has perhaps fifty pounds worth of goods in it. The other, the living-house, is of greater value. But they are useless to me, for without capital I cannot run the store, while without means I cannot live in the house. And I haven’t, so far, been able to come across a tenant. I’ve five pounds in cash, and when that goes I’m penniless.”
He began to throw pebbles aimlessly, vaguely wondering what he could do to lighten his difficulties.
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The jovial individual laughed as he spoke, and came close to the bed.
He took Dick’s hand and squeezed it, while the bantering smile left his lips.
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