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Side 26
... 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 , " and that I kept on using at ...
... 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 , " and that I kept on using at ...
Side 29
... began our excursion . After a nine miles ' walk we arrived at the beach , and saw a boat not far from the shore , so we stripped to our shirts and trousers and swam out to it . It was flat - bottomed , and about 12 feet long . The ...
... began our excursion . After a nine miles ' walk we arrived at the beach , and saw a boat not far from the shore , so we stripped to our shirts and trousers and swam out to it . It was flat - bottomed , and about 12 feet long . The ...
Side 30
... began in earnest to bestir themselves into more active demonstrations of kind feeling . One of them got a needle and thread and applied herself on the spot to the rents in my shirt , while another devoted herself in a like manner to ...
... began in earnest to bestir themselves into more active demonstrations of kind feeling . One of them got a needle and thread and applied herself on the spot to the rents in my shirt , while another devoted herself in a like manner to ...
Side 32
... began another weary march . We continued thus , marching from prison to prison , until we reached where we re- ceived a pleasant surprise at finding ourselves at last in a jail which was the very picture of cleanliness . Our joy met ...
... began another weary march . We continued thus , marching from prison to prison , until we reached where we re- ceived a pleasant surprise at finding ourselves at last in a jail which was the very picture of cleanliness . Our joy met ...
Side 36
... began its piping melody , and the wished - for tune came wafted on the breeze . Now , however , the slower air succeeded , and we held our breaths . Anon the desired note recurred , and we knew that Devonshire's retreat was assured ...
... began its piping melody , and the wished - for tune came wafted on the breeze . Now , however , the slower air succeeded , and we held our breaths . Anon the desired note recurred , and we knew that Devonshire's retreat was assured ...
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