Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 283W. Blackwood, 1958 - England |
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Page 48
Herman scanned the faces , gauging the feeling . He nodded , satisfied . “ Come nearer , Captain Cochrane , " he said , and was rewarded with much hand - clapping and many a “ Hoor , hoor ! ” So Cochrane walked slowly up to the chair ...
Herman scanned the faces , gauging the feeling . He nodded , satisfied . “ Come nearer , Captain Cochrane , " he said , and was rewarded with much hand - clapping and many a “ Hoor , hoor ! ” So Cochrane walked slowly up to the chair ...
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Ruefully I thought of the prices at the Splendide , but as I could not face another hunt for accommodation I hoped they could keep us till Monday . If there was another delay I felt like giving the whole show a miss and returning home .
Ruefully I thought of the prices at the Splendide , but as I could not face another hunt for accommodation I hoped they could keep us till Monday . If there was another delay I felt like giving the whole show a miss and returning home .
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... crawling across the mountainous landscape did we not , at some point , bore our way in a narrow ditch across the Cordilleras ? Looking out of my cabin window , I came face to face with two American policemen standing on the dock ...
... crawling across the mountainous landscape did we not , at some point , bore our way in a narrow ditch across the Cordilleras ? Looking out of my cabin window , I came face to face with two American policemen standing on the dock ...
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Contents
CONTENTS | 64 |
TALES OF A GRANDMOTHER | 96 |
THALATTA THALATTA BY RICHARD HILTON | 192 |
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