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I quit for other reasons . The first and foremost was that we finished the job and Mr. Pilkington , whose sight was failing fast , went out of business . The second reason was that I found the subway crush on the way home each night ...
I quit for other reasons . The first and foremost was that we finished the job and Mr. Pilkington , whose sight was failing fast , went out of business . The second reason was that I found the subway crush on the way home each night ...
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The reason I knew the French spelling of Reims was that for years I had taken an irritated interest in the general slaughtering of names of foreign cities in English print . I often made cursory remarks on the subject and the word ...
The reason I knew the French spelling of Reims was that for years I had taken an irritated interest in the general slaughtering of names of foreign cities in English print . I often made cursory remarks on the subject and the word ...
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In those circles the best reason for selling a telescope was to replace it with one of greater power . On the advice of Dr. Fisher I bought one that was being discarded in that fashion . It was a 3o4 - inch refractor with an equatorial ...
In those circles the best reason for selling a telescope was to replace it with one of greater power . On the advice of Dr. Fisher I bought one that was being discarded in that fashion . It was a 3o4 - inch refractor with an equatorial ...
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Contents
MYSELF WHEN YOUNG I | 1 |
THE NEWSPAPER GAME | 17 |
HOBNOBBING WITH CHAMPIONS | 31 |
Copyright | |
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