Volcanic peak in Calif.

Usage examples of shasta.

If it had sold well he would come home in a moderately good temper and say nothing to Shasta, but if it had sold badly he would find fault with him and perhaps beat him.

There was always something to find fault with for Shasta had plenty of work to do, mending and washing the nets, cooking the supper, and cleaning the cottage in which they both lived.

Tarkaan or great lord, and he bowed kneeling before him till his beard touched the earth and made signs to Shasta to kneel also.

But it was much too early to go to sleep yet, and Shasta, who had never learned that it is wrong to listen behind doors, sat down with his ear to a crack in the wooden wall of the cottage to hear what the grown-ups were talking about.

But then suddenly he rolled round on his side, raised his head and looked hard at Shasta, blowing a little.

Before they got into it Shasta dismounted and entered it on foot to buy a loaf and some onions and radishes.

The Horse trotted round by the fields in the dusk and met Shasta at the far side.

And then of course Shasta begged to be told of the battles and wars in which Bree had carried the Tarkaan.

But Bree did not want to talk about the wars as often as Shasta wanted to hear about them.

He did not even look at Shasta but seemed anxious to urge his horse straight on.

But the voice in which the words were spoken had already told Shasta something.

Bree told it, and Shasta thought that he put in a great deal more than he needed about the falls and the bad riding.

Bree was not in the least trying to leave Shasta out of things, though Shasta sometimes nearly thought he was.

Soon after that, Shasta noticed a delicious smell of flowers and fruit.

And through the arched gateways of many a palace Shasta caught sight of green branches, cool fountains, and smooth lawns.