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 71
... once a month I drove or rode to Tangalla and stayed a night or two there in the Government Rest House . One evening on my arrival I found the Duttons in the Rest House ; he had been ordered to come and try a case which , for some reason ...
... once a month I drove or rode to Tangalla and stayed a night or two there in the Government Rest House . One evening on my arrival I found the Duttons in the Rest House ; he had been ordered to come and try a case which , for some reason ...
Page 108
... once catch up - as I insist upon your doing - you will find that you save yourself and everyone else an immense amount of time and worry . " I then took the head clerk with me and visited every room in the kachcheri examining the table ...
... once catch up - as I insist upon your doing - you will find that you save yourself and everyone else an immense amount of time and worry . " I then took the head clerk with me and visited every room in the kachcheri examining the table ...
Page 110
... once the revolution was made and delays got rid of in the office , the more the work the more effective is ... once , there had very nearly been an open revolt against me . Nobody in the office , including himself , had believed the ...
... once the revolution was made and delays got rid of in the office , the more the work the more effective is ... once , there had very nearly been an open revolt against me . Nobody in the office , including himself , had believed the ...
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