Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911The author's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. |
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Page 133
... Kandy , I found that I had indeed entered into an entirely new world . I am glad that I spent a year of my life at the age of 27 in Kandy , for life there was unlike any that I have ever known elsewhere , but I did not like it in the ...
... Kandy , I found that I had indeed entered into an entirely new world . I am glad that I spent a year of my life at the age of 27 in Kandy , for life there was unlike any that I have ever known elsewhere , but I did not like it in the ...
Page 149
... Kandy holding the Assizes ; he and Mrs. Middleton were pleasant people , but almost impossibly respectable . The Judge had rapped me on the knuckles for not having attended his Court officially , as ... Kandy , Christopher Smith 149 KANDY.
... Kandy holding the Assizes ; he and Mrs. Middleton were pleasant people , but almost impossibly respectable . The Judge had rapped me on the knuckles for not having attended his Court officially , as ... Kandy , Christopher Smith 149 KANDY.
Page 255
... Kandy , 132–171 ; journey to Kandy , 132 ; soc- iety in Kandy , 133 ; work in Kandy ,. 134 ; Kandy tennis and Kandy Club , 135-137 ; and the Empress Eugénie , 138-145 ; plays squash rackets and hockey , 145-147 ; dines with Middletons ...
... Kandy , 132–171 ; journey to Kandy , 132 ; soc- iety in Kandy , 133 ; work in Kandy ,. 134 ; Kandy tennis and Kandy Club , 135-137 ; and the Empress Eugénie , 138-145 ; plays squash rackets and hockey , 145-147 ; dines with Middletons ...
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