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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... told me that I was talking nonsense . Emboldened by Charles , the dead cat , and the dead snake , I told him what cards had been played by whom and turned up the trick which proved that he had revoked . Silence fell upon the bridge ...
... told me that I was talking nonsense . Emboldened by Charles , the dead cat , and the dead snake , I told him what cards had been played by whom and turned up the trick which proved that he had revoked . Silence fell upon the bridge ...
Page 239
... told to come " taking one sandal in the hand " . Two hundred and fifty men were assembled on one side and 150 on the other . Everything seemed to be prepared for very serious trouble . I sent for the leaders , talked frankly to them ...
... told to come " taking one sandal in the hand " . Two hundred and fifty men were assembled on one side and 150 on the other . Everything seemed to be prepared for very serious trouble . I sent for the leaders , talked frankly to them ...
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... told that as many as 2,400 women work off and on- a number which seemed to me quite incredible . When I went to see the diving , the women told me that they never got malaria . One day when I was passing near the village , a large ...
... told that as many as 2,400 women work off and on- a number which seemed to me quite incredible . When I went to see the diving , the women told me that they never got malaria . One day when I was passing near the village , a large ...
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