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 53
... verandah , a feeling of irritation and contempt . I too , like everyone else , was at first irritated and con- temptuous . But gradually these feelings , when I was left by myself in the kachcheri to deal with the people and their ...
... verandah , a feeling of irritation and contempt . I too , like everyone else , was at first irritated and con- temptuous . But gradually these feelings , when I was left by myself in the kachcheri to deal with the people and their ...
Page 71
... verandah at Tangalla . The small , insignificant building lies by itself in a small bay fringed with rocks and coconut palms . The ocean laps against the verandah . The evening air is warm and still and gentle . An enormous sky meets an ...
... verandah at Tangalla . The small , insignificant building lies by itself in a small bay fringed with rocks and coconut palms . The ocean laps against the verandah . The evening air is warm and still and gentle . An enormous sky meets an ...
Page 111
... verandah was extremely unpleasant . The notice said that spitting on the verandah was for- bidden and the peons were ordered to turn out anyone who spat . One day one of my own clerks spat and I told him to clean the spot . " He refused ...
... verandah was extremely unpleasant . The notice said that spitting on the verandah was for- bidden and the peons were ordered to turn out anyone who spat . One day one of my own clerks spat and I told him to clean the spot . " He refused ...
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