Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 220William Blackwood, 1926 - England |
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Page 8
... less a person than Inspector Thesiger himself . That officer welcomed Mr Peabody with becoming gravity , and listened to him with interest while he stated his case . He inspected the ring with care and then returned it . " There is very ...
... less a person than Inspector Thesiger himself . That officer welcomed Mr Peabody with becoming gravity , and listened to him with interest while he stated his case . He inspected the ring with care and then returned it . " There is very ...
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... less enjoyable while it lasted . Returning to town in the first week of January , he found a letter from Dr Michael Cos- tello awaiting him in his flat . The young surgeon , it ap- peared , was in London for a few days , and had taken ...
... less enjoyable while it lasted . Returning to town in the first week of January , he found a letter from Dr Michael Cos- tello awaiting him in his flat . The young surgeon , it ap- peared , was in London for a few days , and had taken ...
Page 52
... less , what he told me , and it is true , too . I saw the lady myself , and she is depressed and dull . But the change of air on this voyage will soon set her right again . Now do try and be sensible , old chap . " " Sensible ...
... less , what he told me , and it is true , too . I saw the lady myself , and she is depressed and dull . But the change of air on this voyage will soon set her right again . Now do try and be sensible , old chap . " " Sensible ...
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... less than an inch thick . Her decks were less than half an inch thick . She weighed 18,000 tons . This was the actual displacement weight , not measurement tonnage . The Storstad , loaded with 10,400 tons of coal , weighed nearly 14,000 ...
... less than an inch thick . Her decks were less than half an inch thick . She weighed 18,000 tons . This was the actual displacement weight , not measurement tonnage . The Storstad , loaded with 10,400 tons of coal , weighed nearly 14,000 ...
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... less calls . It was so much the best thing to do , just to sit and wait , and so much the most difficult . He spoke of the discipline on board , and of the kindness of crew to passengers , and of passengers towards one another . " It ...
... less calls . It was so much the best thing to do , just to sit and wait , and so much the most difficult . He spoke of the discipline on board , and of the kindness of crew to passengers , and of passengers towards one another . " It ...
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