Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904 to 1911Woolf's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. "He has a seemingly effortless way with words which is beautiful and spellbinding" (J. M. Edelstein, New Republic). Index; photographs. |
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Page 127
... asked me ( damn him ) whether I was pleased ; the violence of my " No , not at all " absolutely threw him out and it was only his wife's coming into the room which saved him and , I suppose , me . So I suppose I shall have another year ...
... asked me ( damn him ) whether I was pleased ; the violence of my " No , not at all " absolutely threw him out and it was only his wife's coming into the room which saved him and , I suppose , me . So I suppose I shall have another year ...
Page 220
... asked of me and they departed for the jungle in a shower of thanks and smiles . I had to go to Tissamaharama to hold an enquiry , and I left directions for Herr Hagenbeck and the Baron to be sent on to me there . They arrived in a motor ...
... asked of me and they departed for the jungle in a shower of thanks and smiles . I had to go to Tissamaharama to hold an enquiry , and I left directions for Herr Hagenbeck and the Baron to be sent on to me there . They arrived in a motor ...
Page 239
... asked him what was the matter with him . He said he was suffering from " yak leda " , which means devil sickness . How , I asked him , did he catch devil sickness . Well , he said , one night he went to look at the wells , which he was ...
... asked him what was the matter with him . He said he was suffering from " yak leda " , which means devil sickness . How , I asked him , did he catch devil sickness . Well , he said , one night he went to look at the wells , which he was ...
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