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 195
There was a well-known water hole about miles through the jungle on the left of
the road, and he told me that it was in a terrible state as there were bodies of
dead buffaloes in and around it. It was the dry season and there would be no
water ...
There was a well-known water hole about miles through the jungle on the left of
the road, and he told me that it was in a terrible state as there were bodies of
dead buffaloes in and around it. It was the dry season and there would be no
water ...
Page 197
On one side of the water hole and about 5 or 6 yards from it rose a great rock or
gigantic boulder, 12 or 15 feet high and quite smooth and flat on the top. One
could lie on it all night and get a fine view of the water hole and, raised up there, ...
On one side of the water hole and about 5 or 6 yards from it rose a great rock or
gigantic boulder, 12 or 15 feet high and quite smooth and flat on the top. One
could lie on it all night and get a fine view of the water hole and, raised up there, ...
Page 198
At length, the bull put his trunk towards the water, but he did not drink — it was
too foul to drink; he stood still for a moment, flapping his ears, and then, raising
his trunk and trumpeting, he turned away from the water hole and lumbered off.
At length, the bull put his trunk towards the water, but he did not drink — it was
too foul to drink; he stood still for a moment, flapping his ears, and then, raising
his trunk and trumpeting, he turned away from the water hole and lumbered off.
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