Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 246William Blackwood, 1939 - England |
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Page 178
... walked into his office and said I was looking for work . There was fear , though , in his eye . He reminded me of a respectable maiden lady accosted by a tramp . me to He ordered leave for Shanghai by the first steamer , and I obeyed ...
... walked into his office and said I was looking for work . There was fear , though , in his eye . He reminded me of a respectable maiden lady accosted by a tramp . me to He ordered leave for Shanghai by the first steamer , and I obeyed ...
Page 220
... walked erectly with swing- ing hips out from the shadow of the jetty to watch us . We clambered up the steep ladder and found ourselves on Juan de Nova . Near the shore were the guano crusher , which converted it from white , chalky ...
... walked erectly with swing- ing hips out from the shadow of the jetty to watch us . We clambered up the steep ladder and found ourselves on Juan de Nova . Near the shore were the guano crusher , which converted it from white , chalky ...
Page 304
... walked , and I thought that he must have a bundle of cooking - pots slung beneath his blanket . But I found later they were only empty tins , the jetsam of our base camp , which all the hill - tribes seemed to covet . We walked through ...
... walked , and I thought that he must have a bundle of cooking - pots slung beneath his blanket . But I found later they were only empty tins , the jetsam of our base camp , which all the hill - tribes seemed to covet . We walked through ...
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