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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... four hours . The difference is not un- important . Up in one's brain and deep down in one's heart and one's belly , the quality of one's life is very much affected by its tempo ; the tempo of living is itself enor- mously affected by ...
... four hours . The difference is not un- important . Up in one's brain and deep down in one's heart and one's belly , the quality of one's life is very much affected by its tempo ; the tempo of living is itself enor- mously affected by ...
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... Four men waded out to the boat : the corpse was lifted out and placed on their shoulders . Forty years ago , when the scene was still vividly in my memory , I wrote down a description of it , and I think it is better to quote it here ...
... Four men waded out to the boat : the corpse was lifted out and placed on their shoulders . Forty years ago , when the scene was still vividly in my memory , I wrote down a description of it , and I think it is better to quote it here ...
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... four years my senior and is one of the few of my Ceylon contemporaries who is still alive at the age of 84 . When he went on leave , my sister Bella came out at the end of 1907 to stay with me . She was with me until I was transferred ...
... four years my senior and is one of the few of my Ceylon contemporaries who is still alive at the age of 84 . When he went on leave , my sister Bella came out at the end of 1907 to stay with me . She was with me until I was transferred ...
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