Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186W. Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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Page 82
CURATE . The Curate's career as a subaltern of horse opened in along the road to furnish the rewarded with some words of grudging commendation from the Squadron. THE A CORNET joined the Lancers one day . In those times of national ...
CURATE . The Curate's career as a subaltern of horse opened in along the road to furnish the rewarded with some words of grudging commendation from the Squadron. THE A CORNET joined the Lancers one day . In those times of national ...
Page 88
... road , splashing along and banging our shins against the boulders . Some of the brutes had got off , and were potting at us and weren't making at all bad shooting- a little of that sort of thing goes a long way to my mind -but we ...
... road , splashing along and banging our shins against the boulders . Some of the brutes had got off , and were potting at us and weren't making at all bad shooting- a little of that sort of thing goes a long way to my mind -but we ...
Page 89
... road , and gradually seemed to get quite clear of brother Boer . We were all beginning to feel rather beat , so about midnight we lay down and had a rest . " And the Curate paused and helped himself to food . " " " Take your time ...
... road , and gradually seemed to get quite clear of brother Boer . We were all beginning to feel rather beat , so about midnight we lay down and had a rest . " And the Curate paused and helped himself to food . " " " Take your time ...
Page 90
... road , and then we should have been done , and it didn't get light enough to see for several hours . Then , to- wards dawn , when our diffi- culties as to keeping to the road ended , we saw a lot of Boers about and we had to make one or ...
... road , and then we should have been done , and it didn't get light enough to see for several hours . Then , to- wards dawn , when our diffi- culties as to keeping to the road ended , we saw a lot of Boers about and we had to make one or ...
Page 118
... road instead of the lower . This lower path , a mere thread in the tangle of weeds and hummocky turf , was a cul - de - sac that led only to a tiny shelf or plateau notched in a curve of the cliff . To this lonely resting - place , hung ...
... road instead of the lower . This lower path , a mere thread in the tangle of weeds and hummocky turf , was a cul - de - sac that led only to a tiny shelf or plateau notched in a curve of the cliff . To this lonely resting - place , hung ...
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