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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... 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 170
... Nilame , Nugawela Ratemahatmaya , and asked him to get the very finest show of Kandyan dancing ever seen in the Kandyan district . He really did so and it was superb . He turned out all his retainers and headmen and an 170 GROWING.
... Nilame , Nugawela Ratemahatmaya , and asked him to get the very finest show of Kandyan dancing ever seen in the Kandyan district . He really did so and it was superb . He turned out all his retainers and headmen and an 170 GROWING.
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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