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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... knew when this severe A.G.A. might not appear riding on the horizon and discover someone not doing his work or taking an illicit commission on the sly . One day I became suspicious or received a hint that a certain amount of hanky ...
... knew when this severe A.G.A. might not appear riding on the horizon and discover someone not doing his work or taking an illicit commission on the sly . One day I became suspicious or received a hint that a certain amount of hanky ...
Page 204
... knew the bear and knew that it was harmless ; but they also knew that it was Engelbrecht's , so some of them beat it to death in the street . Engelbrecht's act of fearless foolhardiness took place just after dawn one morning in the ...
... knew the bear and knew that it was harmless ; but they also knew that it was Engelbrecht's , so some of them beat it to death in the street . Engelbrecht's act of fearless foolhardiness took place just after dawn one morning in the ...
Page 242
... knew only too well - that one never knew what might not happen and that , even in the quietest place , peace was precarious . There was very little crime in Hambantota town and the police force consisted , as I have said , of one Police ...
... knew only too well - that one never knew what might not happen and that , even in the quietest place , peace was precarious . There was very little crime in Hambantota town and the police force consisted , as I have said , of one Police ...
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