Indian Dust DevilsHobbs, 1937 - 138 pages |
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Page 89
... able to stand erect ( they are sometimes maimed and only able to go on all fours ) he could give utterance to inarticulate sounds , he could sit , stand , and make a bow a la Chinoise , and conduct himself generally as a human being ...
... able to stand erect ( they are sometimes maimed and only able to go on all fours ) he could give utterance to inarticulate sounds , he could sit , stand , and make a bow a la Chinoise , and conduct himself generally as a human being ...
Page 102
... able to retire long before their time . Mrs. Cora Brown - Potter and Kyrle Bellew took Cal- cutta by storm . I saw quite a lot of her in a business way and formed the opinion that in her own mind she was never off the stage . As some ...
... able to retire long before their time . Mrs. Cora Brown - Potter and Kyrle Bellew took Cal- cutta by storm . I saw quite a lot of her in a business way and formed the opinion that in her own mind she was never off the stage . As some ...
Page 123
... able to revive it will surely do good and ought to do well . James Torrens Hume , for many years Public Prosecutor in Calcutta , kept himself as fit as a gymnasium instructor by step - dancing . Unfortunately , in a sense , those who ...
... able to revive it will surely do good and ought to do well . James Torrens Hume , for many years Public Prosecutor in Calcutta , kept himself as fit as a gymnasium instructor by step - dancing . Unfortunately , in a sense , those who ...
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