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 64
... extremely competent civil servant and a some- what formidable " good fellow " whose lapses from con- vention or good taste were condoned because , as they said , " of course , he's slightly mad " -how wrong they were ! — so that I felt ...
... extremely competent civil servant and a some- what formidable " good fellow " whose lapses from con- vention or good taste were condoned because , as they said , " of course , he's slightly mad " -how wrong they were ! — so that I felt ...
Page 66
... extremely incompetent shooter of big game and , in cutting up the animals killed by me , saw the disgusting , semi - digested contents of their upper intes- tines , I was always reminded of the contents of Dutton's mind . As he not ...
... extremely incompetent shooter of big game and , in cutting up the animals killed by me , saw the disgusting , semi - digested contents of their upper intes- tines , I was always reminded of the contents of Dutton's mind . As he not ...
Page 79
... extremely difficult to prevent effectively the primitive and illegal methods of the police and headmen in dealing with crime . I am all and always upon the side of law and order , and my time in Ceylon , where I was on the Government ...
... extremely difficult to prevent effectively the primitive and illegal methods of the police and headmen in dealing with crime . I am all and always upon the side of law and order , and my time in Ceylon , where I was on the Government ...
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