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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... returned to the Anuradhapura Rest House where I was to sleep the night and where I had left my dog , Charles , tied and with instructions to my boy on no account to let him loose . He of course had untied him and Charles had immediately ...
... returned to the Anuradhapura Rest House where I was to sleep the night and where I had left my dog , Charles , tied and with instructions to my boy on no account to let him loose . He of course had untied him and Charles had immediately ...
Page 105
... returned to Jaffna and never left it again . Dyke , hearing of Twynam's plight and thinking that he had been harshly treated , offered him a place in the Civil Service in the Northern Province . Twynam accepted and spent the remainder ...
... returned to Jaffna and never left it again . Dyke , hearing of Twynam's plight and thinking that he had been harshly treated , offered him a place in the Civil Service in the Northern Province . Twynam accepted and spent the remainder ...
Page 220
... returned to Hambantota , once more in a shower of smiles and gratitude . Some two or three weeks later the party returned to Hambantota , and the Baron came up to see me . He had had a most successful 1 shoot and he asked me to come and ...
... returned to Hambantota , once more in a shower of smiles and gratitude . Some two or three weeks later the party returned to Hambantota , and the Baron came up to see me . He had had a most successful 1 shoot and he asked me to come and ...
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