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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.
