Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 285W. Blackwood, 1959 - England |
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Page 102
The men were moving about awkwardly , backs bent against the wind and rain , feet feeling for the heaving deck . The failing light depressed the spirit . Lashing down the boats was like lifting the drawbridge to isolate the steel castle ...
The men were moving about awkwardly , backs bent against the wind and rain , feet feeling for the heaving deck . The failing light depressed the spirit . Lashing down the boats was like lifting the drawbridge to isolate the steel castle ...
Page 273
The wind , hitherto dormant , suddenly- without warning - whipped up the glacier . It took my dark glasses and tossed them angrily into a crevasse . I had a spare pair , but swore . Of all Cordillera bugbears , the wind is the worst .
The wind , hitherto dormant , suddenly- without warning - whipped up the glacier . It took my dark glasses and tossed them angrily into a crevasse . I had a spare pair , but swore . Of all Cordillera bugbears , the wind is the worst .
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For men to a summer residence and we saw and animals alike the bitter winds them no more . brought acute discomfort . ... It was hurried trip , caught on the beach when the wind for the day was short and bad weather came soon shuffled ...
For men to a summer residence and we saw and animals alike the bitter winds them no more . brought acute discomfort . ... It was hurried trip , caught on the beach when the wind for the day was short and bad weather came soon shuffled ...
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Contents
A DAY IN BOURNEMOUTH BY ALICE MASSIE | 96 |
THE SEVEN TIGERS BY R C M | 384 |
AN OLD HORSEPISTOL BY ROBERT H HILL | 480 |
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