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Page 7
... Tesman was a kindly , benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After telling him ... Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time ...
... Tesman was a kindly , benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After telling him ... Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time ...
Page 8
... Tesman's trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he swam into view again in a ...
... Tesman's trading schooners , and then vanished , on board an Arab ship , in the direction of New Guinea . He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he swam into view again in a ...
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... Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise . Anyhow , that money would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the inner- most depths of the infernal regions . He ...
... Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise . Anyhow , that money would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the inner- most depths of the infernal regions . He ...
Page 21
... Tesmans appointed agents , a contract for government mail - boats secured , the era of steam beginning for the islands a great stride forward— Heyst's stride ! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the ...
... Tesmans appointed agents , a contract for government mail - boats secured , the era of steam beginning for the islands a great stride forward— Heyst's stride ! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the ...
Page 22
... Tesmans , and then disap- peared for a time . It appears that he stayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna , a friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow . He became visible again rather suddenly , his eyes sunk ...
... Tesmans , and then disap- peared for a time . It appears that he stayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna , a friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow . He became visible again rather suddenly , his eyes sunk ...
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