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 110
... once the revolution was made and delays got rid of in the office , the more the work the more effective is ... once , there had very nearly been an open revolt against me . Nobody in the office , including himself , had believed the ...
... once the revolution was made and delays got rid of in the office , the more the work the more effective is ... once , there had very nearly been an open revolt against me . Nobody in the office , including himself , had believed the ...
Page 143
... once for the Perahera , once at my request for the Empress , and once at the Diwa Nilame's request for Reginald Farrer , the Himalayan botanist , who had become a Buddhist . At the Perahera the Tooth was taken out of the Temple , placed ...
... once for the Perahera , once at my request for the Empress , and once at the Diwa Nilame's request for Reginald Farrer , the Himalayan botanist , who had become a Buddhist . At the Perahera the Tooth was taken out of the Temple , placed ...
Page 244
... once they very clearly gave it all away . After recording sufficient evidence to show beyond doubt what had hap- pened , I adjourned and went to bed . Next morning the leading Moslems and Buddhists came to see me , and the following ...
... once they very clearly gave it all away . After recording sufficient evidence to show beyond doubt what had hap- pened , I adjourned and went to bed . Next morning the leading Moslems and Buddhists came to see me , and the following ...
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