Indian Dust DevilsHobbs, 1937 - 138 pages |
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Page 29
... morning we took him to the jetties , helped him up the accommodation ladder and saw him into his cabin but he refused to lie down . Nothing would stop him from seeing us off . On deck we asked if he remembered the number of his berth ...
... morning we took him to the jetties , helped him up the accommodation ladder and saw him into his cabin but he refused to lie down . Nothing would stop him from seeing us off . On deck we asked if he remembered the number of his berth ...
Page 59
... morning , ceremoniously hauling it down every evening . Then he enlisted a dozen Gurkhas whom he took to Sikkim where he announced that he had annexed that lofty spot to Russia , further stating that it was his intention to declare war ...
... morning , ceremoniously hauling it down every evening . Then he enlisted a dozen Gurkhas whom he took to Sikkim where he announced that he had annexed that lofty spot to Russia , further stating that it was his intention to declare war ...
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... Morning Post gave prominence to that .. The most blood - curdling of these stories comes from the world of the Arabian Nights . The ghoul is a terror . A stranger invited to dinner who picked up grains of rice and ate each as if it was ...
... Morning Post gave prominence to that .. The most blood - curdling of these stories comes from the world of the Arabian Nights . The ghoul is a terror . A stranger invited to dinner who picked up grains of rice and ate each as if it was ...
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OUR GRIEF CHAMPION | 16 |
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