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 83
... leave the hospital . Since childhood I have rarely had an illness severe enough to be followed by what one can accurately call convalescence . But when I have , the misery and horrors of convalescence J have always seemed to me ...
... leave the hospital . Since childhood I have rarely had an illness severe enough to be followed by what one can accurately call convalescence . But when I have , the misery and horrors of convalescence J have always seemed to me ...
Page 224
... leaves much to be desired . 2. His Excellency accordingly desires you to in- struct him to comment with more restraint ... leave at the end of 1910 but , owing to the Government's difficulty in finding a successor , had to wait until May ...
... leaves much to be desired . 2. His Excellency accordingly desires you to in- struct him to comment with more restraint ... leave at the end of 1910 but , owing to the Government's difficulty in finding a successor , had to wait until May ...
Page 248
... leave would be up . So in February , being still in doubt about the future , I decided to try to get my leave extended . On February 14th , 1912 , I asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to extend my leave for four months . I ...
... leave would be up . So in February , being still in doubt about the future , I decided to try to get my leave extended . On February 14th , 1912 , I asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to extend my leave for four months . I ...
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