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 40
... play a competent game of tennis and a good game of bridge . Dowbiggin , now Sir Herbert Dowbiggin , was not at all meek and mild either in word or deed . He was a bad bridge player , but had bullied the other bad bridge play- ers into ...
... play a competent game of tennis and a good game of bridge . Dowbiggin , now Sir Herbert Dowbiggin , was not at all meek and mild either in word or deed . He was a bad bridge player , but had bullied the other bad bridge play- ers into ...
Page 69
... play was over . They were bad players and usually played singles together , and I handed Dutton over to them ; for the next few months Dutton used to come and play nearly every evening a hopelessly incompetent game of tennis with Miss ...
... play was over . They were bad players and usually played singles together , and I handed Dutton over to them ; for the next few months Dutton used to come and play nearly every evening a hopelessly incompetent game of tennis with Miss ...
Page 146
... play in it . The whole regiment was mad with excitement . For some reason the British officers never played in the tournament though subahdars did . Our team got into the final and in the second half they lost their tempers and the two ...
... play in it . The whole regiment was mad with excitement . For some reason the British officers never played in the tournament though subahdars did . Our team got into the final and in the second half they lost their tempers and the two ...
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