The Bells of St. John'sDoubleday, Page, 1920 - 57 pages |
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... chair - likely to stay there . ” " Bim ? " " Sergeant Hedges , Co. - Reg't- The other man- " What's the matter with Bim ? " " He had to lose both legs - and a lot of trouble following . He may get fixed up some day so he can walk . But ...
... chair - likely to stay there . ” " Bim ? " " Sergeant Hedges , Co. - Reg't- The other man- " What's the matter with Bim ? " " He had to lose both legs - and a lot of trouble following . He may get fixed up some day so he can walk . But ...
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... chair , too . Flat . Spine injured . He's envying Hedges like everything , with only his legs gone . You see , Chris has his legs , but they're not any particular good to him , and he can never do anything but lie in that chair . Not a ...
... chair , too . Flat . Spine injured . He's envying Hedges like everything , with only his legs gone . You see , Chris has his legs , but they're not any particular good to him , and he can never do anything but lie in that chair . Not a ...
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... chair as if he were ser- geant - major of the ward , and I don't think he stands any nonsense from the other boys . There's a cock of his head and a twist of his eye- 99 " That's Bim ! " - Old Miles was the nearest to a grin I'd seen ...
... chair as if he were ser- geant - major of the ward , and I don't think he stands any nonsense from the other boys . There's a cock of his head and a twist of his eye- 99 " That's Bim ! " - Old Miles was the nearest to a grin I'd seen ...
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... We'd arranged to have the various wheel - chairs brought out in a truck , and I managed to make my passengers all fairly com- fortable , in the limmy . Dad had driven in for the fellows who could be crowded , 25 The Bells of St. John's.
... We'd arranged to have the various wheel - chairs brought out in a truck , and I managed to make my passengers all fairly com- fortable , in the limmy . Dad had driven in for the fellows who could be crowded , 25 The Bells of St. John's.
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... chair , the first thing he looked at was Miles . In fact , his former Captain Murdock was the only one he really did look at for quite a while . You remember Bim was the one who had lost both legs and couldn't get in shape for new ones ...
... chair , the first thing he looked at was Miles . In fact , his former Captain Murdock was the only one he really did look at for quite a while . You remember Bim was the one who had lost both legs and couldn't get in shape for new ones ...
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