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The Lure of the North

CHAPTER XVIII
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If you watch your arms and shoulders, you can't watch your feet." "How'd you know that?
Gone hunting often ?" "Never owned a gun," said Drummond "Still I did know." "It doesn't matter.

Go on," said Scott, who looked at Thirlwell meaningly.
"For a while, I couldn't see what I'd better do, and then I looked at the water.

It was glimmering a few yards out, but there was a dark piece where the stream runs slack beside the rocks, and I took off my jacket and my boots." "Why didn't you take off all your clothes ?" Scott asked.
Drummond looked at him with surprise.

"I knew my skin would shine in the water." "Yes, of course," said Scott.

"Well, it was a risky swim.


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