Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 192W. Blackwood, 1912 - Scotland |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 14
... don't . You won't give me the chance . Modern civilisation deprives man of many of his weapons . If we were shut up together on a desert island , or if we had lived in the cave- dwelling period " " " You would have subdued me with a ...
... don't . You won't give me the chance . Modern civilisation deprives man of many of his weapons . If we were shut up together on a desert island , or if we had lived in the cave- dwelling period " " " You would have subdued me with a ...
Page 22
... don't like cocoa . I will try " We must build a little wooden hut , ". " On the beach - in an empty sardine tin , " he replied . " Good night ! " A childish and flippant re- joinder , the reader will admit , utterly spoiling what might ...
... don't like cocoa . I will try " We must build a little wooden hut , ". " On the beach - in an empty sardine tin , " he replied . " Good night ! " A childish and flippant re- joinder , the reader will admit , utterly spoiling what might ...
Page 28
... don't you think , " con- tinued Mr Gale perseveringly , " that we might train two goats to play bridge with us , or teach a turtle to sing , or something ? Then we should feel that we were getting back to Nature - quite biblical , in ...
... don't you think , " con- tinued Mr Gale perseveringly , " that we might train two goats to play bridge with us , or teach a turtle to sing , or something ? Then we should feel that we were getting back to Nature - quite biblical , in ...
Page 29
... Don't be late for dinner . ' " " Mr Gale turned to go , and then paused . " You don't ask me , " he remarked in a slightly injured voice , " whether my opinion of you has changed at all . " " No , " replied Miss Ether- ington . " There ...
... Don't be late for dinner . ' " " Mr Gale turned to go , and then paused . " You don't ask me , " he remarked in a slightly injured voice , " whether my opinion of you has changed at all . " " No , " replied Miss Ether- ington . " There ...
Page 81
... don't altogether like the air in this valley , " announced ' Bias . " It is a trifle close , now you mention it , " Cai agreed . " Nor I don't altogether cotton to the valley , neither . Pretty enough , you may say ; but it gives you a ...
... don't altogether like the air in this valley , " announced ' Bias . " It is a trifle close , now you mention it , " Cai agreed . " Nor I don't altogether cotton to the valley , neither . Pretty enough , you may say ; but it gives you a ...
Contents
1 | |
34 | |
51 | |
63 | |
140 | |
153 | |
160 | |
191 | |
413 | |
425 | |
446 | |
469 | |
485 | |
496 | |
516 | |
541 | |
201 | |
213 | |
222 | |
243 | |
252 | |
263 | |
275 | |
288 | |
295 | |
311 | |
322 | |
344 | |
352 | |
361 | |
389 | |
399 | |
557 | |
576 | |
603 | |
683 | |
691 | |
705 | |
733 | |
751 | |
761 | |
786 | |
797 | |
809 | |
845 | |
860 | |
875 | |
883 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abors asked Bannu Benny Beyrout Bias bird boat Bosenna Bowldler British called Captain Cai Captain Hunken carried Chor Church course CXCII.-NO Cyll Cyllene deck Dinah English eyes face Fancy feet French frigate Gale Government guns Gurkhas hand harbour head heard Hocken Home Rule honour House House of Lords Iphigenia knew lady land Leslie Gale letters live looked Lord Lord Kitchener Lordessa ma'am ment miles mind Miss Etherington Miss Fane morning Néréide never night Omar once Palmerston Parliament passed Perivale Philp port Port Louis Port Vendres prose rock round Sahib Satyrs seemed Seetaram ship side Sikh smile Snatty stag stared stood Straloch subahdar sure table d'hôte tell there's thing thought tion told took turned wind words Zattere