Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 241, Issue 1456William Blackwood, 1937 |
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Page 167
... told , he had no equal . The coolies who worked in the yard used to salaam to him as they passed , and call him ' Sahib . ' He worked hard and well , but no mahout could hurry him . In leisure moments he used to play with the mahouts ...
... told , he had no equal . The coolies who worked in the yard used to salaam to him as they passed , and call him ' Sahib . ' He worked hard and well , but no mahout could hurry him . In leisure moments he used to play with the mahouts ...
Page 263
... told them sternly to be silent and listen . He explained that this was only a storm , and that inside stone walls there was nothing to be feared . His confident manner assured them , and in a few minutes he had more than a dozen women ...
... told them sternly to be silent and listen . He explained that this was only a storm , and that inside stone walls there was nothing to be feared . His confident manner assured them , and in a few minutes he had more than a dozen women ...
Page 280
... told Embassy Service ; Evacuation. frayed after we had broken into no fewer than five taverns and foodshops and found that we had been forestalled ; not even a loaf of bread were we able to find . Though I hold no brief for them , it ...
... told Embassy Service ; Evacuation. frayed after we had broken into no fewer than five taverns and foodshops and found that we had been forestalled ; not even a loaf of bread were we able to find . Though I hold no brief for them , it ...
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