Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 221William Blackwood, 1927 - England |
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Page 15
... land . I'll try and see the way's all clear for you - and the rest you'll have to do yourself . You'll be in your irons down the hold , and , as soon as we anchor , you must slip up on deck quickly and drop over the side and swim ashore ...
... land . I'll try and see the way's all clear for you - and the rest you'll have to do yourself . You'll be in your irons down the hold , and , as soon as we anchor , you must slip up on deck quickly and drop over the side and swim ashore ...
Page 26
... land- lady reappeared , and began to ask me some questions with great volubility . My know- ledge of French was extremely limited , and I could trust my- self with no confidence to any expressions in that language but the word " Oui ...
... land- lady reappeared , and began to ask me some questions with great volubility . My know- ledge of French was extremely limited , and I could trust my- self with no confidence to any expressions in that language but the word " Oui ...
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... land became dissipated in the excitement and joy of recovering his own release . The French General examined me himself , and was anxious to ascertain how I had descended the wall of the convent . " By my hands , " I replied . This ...
... land became dissipated in the excitement and joy of recovering his own release . The French General examined me himself , and was anxious to ascertain how I had descended the wall of the convent . " By my hands , " I replied . This ...
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... land- lady asked me to let her bring her daughter , as she had never seen an Englishman , and at my next meal she made her appearance . A very pretty girl about fifteen or sixteen years of age came to me , as I sat on the straw , and ...
... land- lady asked me to let her bring her daughter , as she had never seen an Englishman , and at my next meal she made her appearance . A very pretty girl about fifteen or sixteen years of age came to me , as I sat on the straw , and ...
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... land when daylight dawned . As the day opened the wind lessened , and nearly all that day - Sunday - was a calm , so I had nothing to do but calcu- late my chances . One doubt was whether the rickety old thing I had got into would bear ...
... land when daylight dawned . As the day opened the wind lessened , and nearly all that day - Sunday - was a calm , so I had nothing to do but calcu- late my chances . One doubt was whether the rickety old thing I had got into would bear ...
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