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Page 195
The Arachchi asked me to come and have a look at it . It would be the night of the
full moon , so I told him that I would and that I would spend my night at the water
hole . I was very fond of sitting up over a water hole in this way and just watching
...
The Arachchi asked me to come and have a look at it . It would be the night of the
full moon , so I told him that I would and that I would spend my night at the water
hole . I was very fond of sitting up over a water hole in this way and just watching
...
Page 238
I told him about the Hakim dispute and asked him to try to get the rival factions to
agree over an appointment . He said that he would do so , but that if they could
not agree , the right procedure was for them to remit the dispute to
Constantinople ...
I told him about the Hakim dispute and asked him to try to get the rival factions to
agree over an appointment . He said that he would do so , but that if they could
not agree , the right procedure was for them to remit the dispute to
Constantinople ...
Page 239
In fact a few days later the leaders again asked to see me . We had a meeting
and after prolonged discussion a settlement was proposed to which they said all
would agree . Three days later it was announced that the Hakim dispute was
ended ...
In fact a few days later the leaders again asked to see me . We had a meeting
and after prolonged discussion a settlement was proposed to which they said all
would agree . Three days later it was announced that the Hakim dispute was
ended ...
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| Title | Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Leonard Woolf Volume 2 of Woolf, Leonard: An autobiography of the years |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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