: Maori and Settler: A Story of The New Zealand War by Henty G A George Alfred Pearse Alfred Illustrator - Maori (New Zealand people) Juvenile fiction; New Zealand History Juvenile fiction New Zealand

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A DOZEN SPEARS STRUCK THE WATER ROUND HER 104

WILFRID AND THE GRIMSTONES FIND IT HARD WORK 192

MR. ATHERTON KEEPS THE MOUTH OF THE DEFILE 296

"I AM AFRAID I AM HEAVY ON A HORSE STILL, WILFRID" 328

Map of Hawke Bay, Poverty Bay, and surrounding Country 16

MAORI AND SETTLER.

A HOME BROKEN UP.

"Well, mother, one thing is certain--something has got to be done. It is no use crying over spilt milk, that I can see. It is a horribly bad business, but grieving over it won't make it any better. What one has got to do is to decide on some plan or other, and then set to work to carry it out."

The speaker, Wilfrid Renshaw, was a boy between fifteen and sixteen years old. He was standing with his back to an empty fireplace, his feet well apart, his hands deep in his pockets. He was rather short for his age, but very squarely built. His hair was dark, cut rather short, and so ruffled over his head that there were no signs of a parting; his eyebrows were heavy, his eyes bright but rather deeply set; his chin was square and his jaw heavy; his nose was a little upturned, and this together with his eyes gave a merry expression to a face that would otherwise have been heavy and stern.

At school Wilfrid Renshaw had been regarded as rather a queer fellow. He was full of quiet fun, and saw a humorous side in everything. He did not take a very leading part in the various school sports, though there was a general idea that if Renshaw only chose to exert himself he could excel in any of them. In point of actual strength, although there were several boys in the school older than himself, it was generally admitted that he was by far the strongest there. But he always went his own way and always knew his own mind, and when he had once given his decision every one knew that it was of no use attempting to alter it; indeed, his reputation for obstinacy was so great that when he had once said "I won't" or "I will," no one ever attempted to argue with him.

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