Indian Dust DevilsHobbs, 1937 - 138 pages |
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Page 31
... worth re- membering . Those in a hurry invite the unexpected . A man who represented a large tobacco concern in China always expressed concern when a tale of adventure was told . He had visited every known town and village in China ...
... worth re- membering . Those in a hurry invite the unexpected . A man who represented a large tobacco concern in China always expressed concern when a tale of adventure was told . He had visited every known town and village in China ...
Page 64
... worth keeping as the Capital of Hindustan for one thing only — it brought the All - Highest of the land down to earth , if but for a short time only . The educative influence of a great city is not now felt by the " A. G. A.'s ...
... worth keeping as the Capital of Hindustan for one thing only — it brought the All - Highest of the land down to earth , if but for a short time only . The educative influence of a great city is not now felt by the " A. G. A.'s ...
Page 126
... worth the price of an ignoble regard for it . He carried on refusing police protection , quite unassuming , full of old - world courtesy . My recollections of him are the pleasantest . When long past seventy he often referred to our ...
... worth the price of an ignoble regard for it . He carried on refusing police protection , quite unassuming , full of old - world courtesy . My recollections of him are the pleasantest . When long past seventy he often referred to our ...
Contents
PUSH OFF A BIT BEHIND SCRATCH | 4 |
OUR GRIEF CHAMPION | 16 |
THE BOOK OF THE WORLD | 31 |
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