The World of Ice. Robert Michael Ballantyne

Читать онлайн.
Название The World of Ice
Автор произведения Robert Michael Ballantyne
Жанр Приключения: прочее
Серия
Издательство Приключения: прочее
Год выпуска 0
isbn



Скачать книгу

friends who were anxious to possess specimens of those animals. Two of these dogs stood out conspicuous from their fellows, not only in regard to personal appearance, but also in reference to peculiarities of character. One was pure white, with a lively expression of countenance, a large shaggy body, two erect, sharp-pointed ears, and a short projection that once had been a tail. Owing to some cause unknown, however, his tail had been cut or bitten off, and nothing save the stump remained. But this stump did as much duty as if it had been fifty tails in one. It was never at rest for a moment, and its owner evidently believed that wagging it was the true and only way to touch the heart of man; therefore the dog wagged it, so to speak, doggedly. In consequence of this animal's thieving propensities, which led him to be constantly poking into every hole and corner of the ship in search of something to steal, he was named Poker. Poker had three jet-black spots in his white visage—one was the point of his nose, the other two were his eyes.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

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