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C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. Thompson's Progress
Thompson's Progress
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE SCHOOLMASTER’S FEE
CHAPTER II. THE PROFITABLE STRIKE
CHAPTER III. THE PHILANTHROPIST
CHAPTER IV. THE MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN MRS THOMPSON
CHAPTER V. BLACK THURSDAY
CHAPTER VI. THE SPANISH ARMY CLOTHING CONTRACT
CHAPTER VII. THAT CRAZE FOR MOHAIR
CHAPTER VIII. THEIR MR BENT
CHAPTER IX. COCKPIT COPPER-MINE
CHAPTER X. THE TENOR AND THE MAN
CHAPTER XI. THE NEW GROOVE
CHAPTER XII. TREATY-MAKERS
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C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“Watch where I put my feet,” said Tom’s Son, “and come on; or, if you don’t like that, stay behind and get copped.”
Squire did as he was instructed, and found that there were stepping-stones not more than an inch below the surface of the pond. So he got across to a clump of elders at the farther side of the quarry, and discovered there a black tunnel disappearing into the hill and floored with black, forbidding water.
