Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 311William Blackwood, 1972 - England |
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Page 15
... girls brush their hair and take trouble over their appearance - except , of course , when fashion dictates ragged clothes and unkempt locks . A year or so ago , this presented a problem in the case of a girl who insisted on wearing a ...
... girls brush their hair and take trouble over their appearance - except , of course , when fashion dictates ragged clothes and unkempt locks . A year or so ago , this presented a problem in the case of a girl who insisted on wearing a ...
Page 249
... girl come alonga dis piecee sampan ? " Esau demanded in the atrocious pidgin English which he firmly believes all foreigners understand . " Mana boleh ? " I found myself saying , using that convenient Malay expression which can be ...
... girl come alonga dis piecee sampan ? " Esau demanded in the atrocious pidgin English which he firmly believes all foreigners understand . " Mana boleh ? " I found myself saying , using that convenient Malay expression which can be ...
Page 252
... girl ? " we asked . Oh , yes , her father was Dutch , but her mother was Indonesian , from Sumatra . She will be very happy to be the wife of a skipper of a schout because she has always lived afloat ; like me , she is a real sea ...
... girl ? " we asked . Oh , yes , her father was Dutch , but her mother was Indonesian , from Sumatra . She will be very happy to be the wife of a skipper of a schout because she has always lived afloat ; like me , she is a real sea ...
Contents
Contents | 34 |
A LETTER FROM THE RIVIERA BY R HUDSONSMITH | 58 |
SAINT ROSAS MACHINE BY LESLIE GARDINER | 97 |
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