Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208W. Blackwood, 1920 - Scotland |
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Page 14
... matter of another daily indent , and " Rat Whiskers " and the A.S.C. sergeant were goon on the best of terms , -par- ticularly as our rations were " full - scale , " and included both rum and cigarettes . ยท The men would come in ...
... matter of another daily indent , and " Rat Whiskers " and the A.S.C. sergeant were goon on the best of terms , -par- ticularly as our rations were " full - scale , " and included both rum and cigarettes . ยท The men would come in ...
Page 28
... matter of course . As I approached the dilapidated cottages grouped round the ancient walled - in spring1 that gives its name to the village , I felt there was something unusual about the place . The wind , blowing over the chimneys ...
... matter of course . As I approached the dilapidated cottages grouped round the ancient walled - in spring1 that gives its name to the village , I felt there was something unusual about the place . The wind , blowing over the chimneys ...
Page 35
... matter to convince the Fagans that Twohig was as much alive as I. From the first , ap- parently , they had put their own construction upon the account I gave them , and had taken for granted that we had been waylaid , and that Twohig ...
... matter to convince the Fagans that Twohig was as much alive as I. From the first , ap- parently , they had put their own construction upon the account I gave them , and had taken for granted that we had been waylaid , and that Twohig ...
Page 36
... matter being settled , I spent the morning in the Fagans ' comfortable sitting- room . Daylight is a great reviver of courage , and I found that much of the caution dis- played overnight by my hosts had melted away in the sun- shine ...
... matter being settled , I spent the morning in the Fagans ' comfortable sitting- room . Daylight is a great reviver of courage , and I found that much of the caution dis- played overnight by my hosts had melted away in the sun- shine ...
Page 44
... matter . Outside I found the gorge in inky black- ness , save for its very topmost rim silvered by the level rays of a setting moon , while over- head , incredibly remote , was a narrow strip of starry sky . From the direction of the ...
... matter . Outside I found the gorge in inky black- ness , save for its very topmost rim silvered by the level rays of a setting moon , while over- head , incredibly remote , was a narrow strip of starry sky . From the direction of the ...
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