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... ourselves . " - Times . " If any of our readers think of scraping an acquaintance with Norway , let them read this book . . . . The engravings , from the hand of Mr. Edward Whymper , are excellent . . . . The gipsies , always an ...
... ourselves . " - Times . " If any of our readers think of scraping an acquaintance with Norway , let them read this book . . . . The engravings , from the hand of Mr. Edward Whymper , are excellent . . . . The gipsies , always an ...
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... ourselves . " - Times . • " If any of our readers think of scraping an acquaintance with Norway , let them read this book . The engravings , from the hand of Mr. Edward Whymper , are excellent . The gipsies , always an interesting study ...
... ourselves . " - Times . • " If any of our readers think of scraping an acquaintance with Norway , let them read this book . The engravings , from the hand of Mr. Edward Whymper , are excellent . The gipsies , always an interesting study ...
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... fire . They would each have one animal under their charge . With this arrangement we were obliged to content ourselves . Esmeralda , who was nearly sixteen years old , was tall , spare , and active , and wonderfully strong for her.
... fire . They would each have one animal under their charge . With this arrangement we were obliged to content ourselves . Esmeralda , who was nearly sixteen years old , was tall , spare , and active , and wonderfully strong for her.
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... , consoling ourselves with the reflection that we had not to walk in them through Norway . Esmeralda had CHAPTER II Gipsy equipment-Norwegian gipsies-Prosten Eilert Sundt-The Hull steamer-The tourist's friend-Our gipsy song.
... , consoling ourselves with the reflection that we had not to walk in them through Norway . Esmeralda had CHAPTER II Gipsy equipment-Norwegian gipsies-Prosten Eilert Sundt-The Hull steamer-The tourist's friend-Our gipsy song.
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... ourselves on the platform . We left the gipsies , to look after the donkeys , which were put in some stables at the station ; and taking all our things in a cab to the Albion steamer , we put them on board . Messrs . Wilson were called ...
... ourselves on the platform . We left the gipsies , to look after the donkeys , which were put in some stables at the station ; and taking all our things in a cab to the Albion steamer , we put them on board . Messrs . Wilson were called ...
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