“You never saw a man in such a funk. He was a storekeeper, we found afterwards. He nearly dropped on his knees. Then he handed Starlight a bundle of notes, a gold watch, and took a handsome diamond ring from his finger. This Starlight put into his pocket. He handed the notes and watch to Jim, who had a leather bag ready for them. The man sank down on the ground; he had fainted.”
Quotes by Rolf Boldrewood
“The fishing wasn't bad either. The creeks ran towards the north-west watershed and were full of codfish, bream, and perch. Even the jewfish wasn't bad with their skins off.”
Rolf Boldrewood
Rolf Boldrewood, the pen name of Thomas Alexander Browne, was an influential Australian author and police magistrate whose writings captured the spirit of the Australian frontier. Born in 1826, he spe...