In the Land of the Great Snow Bear: A Tale of Love and Heroism
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Stables Gordon. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear: A Tale of Love and Heroism
Chapter One. Dunallan Towers
Chapter Two. Claude Alwyn’s Boyhood
Chapter Three. Among Iceland Wilds
Chapter Four. Idyllic Life in Iceland
Chapter Five “Will He Never Come Again?”
Chapter Six “Grief is the Parent of Fame.”
Chapter Seven. A Pleasure Sail
Chapter Eight “Till Frozen Seas do Meet.”
Chapter Nine. The Parting
Chapter Ten. In Norland Seas
Chapter Eleven. Summer on the Greenland Ocean
Chapter Twelve. Among Arctic Fiords – A Strange Discovery
Chapter Thirteen. The Long Dead Arctic Night – The Battle of the Snow-Squalls
Chapter Fourteen. In Winter Quarters – Football among the Snow
Chapter Fifteen. Paddy’s Adventure with the Bear – Fun on the Ice – The Little Purple Cloud
Chapter Sixteen. The Sun’s Return – Hopes and Fears
Chapter Seventeen. Wild Sports of the Far North – An Arctic Storm – Breaking up of the Sea of Ice
Chapter Eighteen “Summer Comes with one Glad Bound” – Fire!
Chapter Nineteen. The Burning of the “Icebear.”
Chapter Twenty. Sorrows Never Come Singly
Chapter Twenty One. A Terrible Time – The Doctor’s Dream – The Wondrous Mirage
Chapter Twenty Two. Meta’s Strange Adventures
Chapter Twenty Three. An Adventurous Voyage – “They’re Coming! They’re Coming!”
Chapter Twenty Four “It is all like a Dream.”
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On the very day after the birth of Alwyn’s heir something strange occurred: a large flight of curious seagulls alighted in the park around Dunallan Towers. No one had ever remembered seeing such weird-looking birds there before, and Janet had averred that their arrival betokened no good. She was not wrong, for that same night it came on to blow from the north, oh, such a fearful gale! Many of the tallest and sturdiest trees were torn up by the roots, and even tossed about, and the Towers shook and trembled as if the very earth were quaking. It was eerisome to hear, at the dark midnight hour, the shriek of frightened wild birds around the house, high above the fitful roaring of the wind.
The Nith, too, came down “in spate;” they could see its white flashing waters, nearly close up to the window of the red parlour in which I now am sitting at work. It brought along with it from the mountains, fallen trees, bushes, heather-clad turf, and boulders of solid rock, tons and tons in weight.
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“You are all I have on earth to care for,” she said, drawing him gently towards her; “but, Claude, your happiness has always been, and ever will be, my first, my chief care. Yes, I will forgive your heedless words. You did not mean to hurt me; but, Claude,” – here she smiled, but it was a very sad smile – “I will not quite forget them. You love the sea.”
Lady Alwyn retired early to her room that evening, but it was long past midnight ere she slept. Her last thoughts ere slumber sealed her eyelids were these —
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