Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 241, Issue 1456William Blackwood, 1937 |
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Page 237
... Pema and his assistants were keeping a watchful eye on the great weight , now swinging gently with a pendulous motion , and at his quick words of command guy - ropes were tightened or slackened with cunning skill . Inch by inch the huge ...
... Pema and his assistants were keeping a watchful eye on the great weight , now swinging gently with a pendulous motion , and at his quick words of command guy - ropes were tightened or slackened with cunning skill . Inch by inch the huge ...
Page 239
... Pema whirled his rope's - end and they subsided grinning . " You all know ishteam , do you not ? It is that which makes an engine strong so that it can travel sixty miles in one hour . " A murmur of assent greeted this , and Pema ...
... Pema whirled his rope's - end and they subsided grinning . " You all know ishteam , do you not ? It is that which makes an engine strong so that it can travel sixty miles in one hour . " A murmur of assent greeted this , and Pema ...
Page 247
... Pema and I jumped into the air - lock , bidding the rest wait . Already the engine was pump- ing air into the caisson and we stood on the staging , as we had done on that first day , watching the black water sink lower and lower in the ...
... Pema and I jumped into the air - lock , bidding the rest wait . Already the engine was pump- ing air into the caisson and we stood on the staging , as we had done on that first day , watching the black water sink lower and lower in the ...
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