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Page 149
Men had only to confine their thoughts to the interior decorations of the rooms in
which the social set entertained in order to forget that they were not in the midst of
the gaieties of London . It was said in Sydney that the parties there were as gay ...
Men had only to confine their thoughts to the interior decorations of the rooms in
which the social set entertained in order to forget that they were not in the midst of
the gaieties of London . It was said in Sydney that the parties there were as gay ...
Page 316
He had been born in London in the year in which the First Fleet had set sail for
Botany Bay . By nature he was so frail that he compensated for physical
weakness by poring over his books . At Oxford he was distinguished both for his
brusque ...
He had been born in London in the year in which the First Fleet had set sail for
Botany Bay . By nature he was so frail that he compensated for physical
weakness by poring over his books . At Oxford he was distinguished both for his
brusque ...
Page 320
Like Bryan he had come to London thirsting for revenge for all the hurts to his
pride , and the pecuniary losses he had suffered at the hands of a colonial
governor . By chance he had arrived in London in July at a time when the
Colonial Office ...
Like Bryan he had come to London thirsting for revenge for all the hurts to his
pride , and the pecuniary losses he had suffered at the hands of a colonial
governor . By chance he had arrived in London in July at a time when the
Colonial Office ...
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Contents
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 21 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE | 57 |
THE NATIVE SON OFFENDS GROSSLY | 67 |
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