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 126
... allowed to send Leak ( the man who is theoretically my senior and superior here ) instead of me for the present as it would be more convenient . What showed me that he had so completely grasped my position was that when he gave me the ...
... allowed to send Leak ( the man who is theoretically my senior and superior here ) instead of me for the present as it would be more convenient . What showed me that he had so completely grasped my position was that when he gave me the ...
Page 226
... allowed only at intervals and no one was allowed to come to it except on a ticket issued by the Ceylon Govern- ment . A limited number of tickets were sent to the Government of India to issue to would - be Indian pil- grims and a ...
... allowed only at intervals and no one was allowed to come to it except on a ticket issued by the Ceylon Govern- ment . A limited number of tickets were sent to the Government of India to issue to would - be Indian pil- grims and a ...
Page 227
... allowed into the temple , which would never be allowed in an ordinary Jaffna Hindu temple . Every evening the image of the God was carried in pro- cession to the other temple - a kind of juggernaut pro- cession with the pilgrims ...
... allowed into the temple , which would never be allowed in an ordinary Jaffna Hindu temple . Every evening the image of the God was carried in pro- cession to the other temple - a kind of juggernaut pro- cession with the pilgrims ...
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