The Camp of the Snake

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Harold Lamb. The Camp of the Snake

The Camp of the Snake

Table of Contents

I. The Beginning of the Trail. CHAPTER I

THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAIL

II. The First Touch. CHAPTER II

THE FIRST TOUCH

III. A Watering. CHAPTER III

A WARNING

IV. An Inn Without a Keeper. CHAPTER IV

AN INN WITHOUT A KEEPER

V. The Chimney. CHAPTER V

THE CHIMNEY

VI. What Gordon Carnie Saw. CHAPTER VI

WHAT GORDON CARNIE SAW

VII. A Last Warning. CHAPTER VII

A LAST WARNING

VIII. Moorcroft Makes a Suggestion. CHAPTER VIII

MOORCROFT MAKES A SUGGESTION

IX. The Emerald Casket. CHAPTER IX

THE EMERALD CASKET

X. The Edge of the Cliff. CHAPTER X

THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF

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Harold Lamb

Published by Good Press, 2020

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"You might investigate Kashmir, Mr. Smith," someone suggested. "A splendid country, you know, just being opened up. It is in the Hills, and I imagine the climate would be a welcome change from this."

Two weeks later I found out that the advice about Kashmir was a merry jest. An Englishman may not see one of our jokes, but he can slip one over and look as serious as an umpire behind the plate in a world's series. I'll tell you about this Kashmir thing when we come to it.

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