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Page 15
... I decided for the first time to mention the subject of O'Brien . Hitherto I had kept quiet about the possibility of finding him , chiefly because I realised what a Buckley's chance this was , but also because DIGGER 15.
... I decided for the first time to mention the subject of O'Brien . Hitherto I had kept quiet about the possibility of finding him , chiefly because I realised what a Buckley's chance this was , but also because DIGGER 15.
Page 186
... realised then his tremendous insistence on the snakebite anti - toxin which we carried with us , and which I had been to such trouble to procure in Batavia . He was jumpy and nervy the whole time we were travelling in forest country ...
... realised then his tremendous insistence on the snakebite anti - toxin which we carried with us , and which I had been to such trouble to procure in Batavia . He was jumpy and nervy the whole time we were travelling in forest country ...
Page 244
... realise my qualifica- tions don't exactly run in the direction of office routine or typewriting . But I think I fitted ... realised was all too sound ! ) to stay with him and go back to the States I promptly volunteered , in company with ...
... realise my qualifica- tions don't exactly run in the direction of office routine or typewriting . But I think I fitted ... realised was all too sound ! ) to stay with him and go back to the States I promptly volunteered , in company with ...
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