 I reached my hand down and picked it up; it made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold. The piece was about half the size and of the shape of a pea. Then I saw another piece in the water. After taking it out I sat down and began to think right...  California the Golden - Stran 189avtor: Rockwell D. Hunt - 1911 - 362 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Helen Elliott Bandini - 1908 - 316 strani
...published in the Century Magazine (Vol. 41). "It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold. Yet it did not seem to be of the right color; all...like brass. I recalled to mind all the metals I had seen or heard of, but I could find none that resembled this. Suddenly the idea flashed across my mind... | |
 | Everett McNeil - 1926 - 412 strani
...and of the shape of a pea; and felt and looked like gold, only it did not seem to me to be exactly the right color: all the gold coin I had seen was...of a reddish tinge ; this looked more like brass. I looked again in the water and saw another piece and picked that up. Then I sat down on the bank, with... | |
 | Bailey Millard - 1924 - 584 strani
...morning — as I was taking my usual walk along the race after shutting off the water, my eye caught a glimpse of something shining in the bottom of the...like brass. I recalled to mind all the metals I had seen or heard of, but I could find none that resembled this. Suddenly the idea flashed across my mind... | |
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