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
... turned upon me , red in the face , and violently 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 ...
... turned upon me , red in the face , and violently 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 ...
Page 155
... turned round a great rock and brought us out on to a broad ledge with a sheer drop thousands of feet down to the sea level and the low country , and with a superb , terrific view over the miles and miles of jungle to , in the dim ...
... turned round a great rock and brought us out on to a broad ledge with a sheer drop thousands of feet down to the sea level and the low country , and with a superb , terrific view over the miles and miles of jungle to , in the dim ...
Page 206
... turning head over heels . He fell upon the rocks below , turned another somersault round another boulder , and there again was the end of his tail jutting out beyond the rock . Very very cautiously we crept down with our rifles ready ...
... turning head over heels . He fell upon the rocks below , turned another somersault round another boulder , and there again was the end of his tail jutting out beyond the rock . Very very cautiously we crept down with our rifles ready ...
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