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Page 9
... strange if he had ; and all these debts entered in the pocketbook weren't good enough to raise a milrei on — let alone a shilling . The Portu- guese officials begged him not to distress himself . They gave him a week's grace , and then ...
... strange if he had ; and all these debts entered in the pocketbook weren't good enough to raise a milrei on — let alone a shilling . The Portu- guese officials begged him not to distress himself . They gave him a week's grace , and then ...
Page 18
... strange coun- try . " In truth , he pined after the Capricorn - I don't mean only the tropic ; I mean the ship too . Finally he went into Dorsetshire to see his people , caught a bad cold , and died ith extraordinary precipitation in ...
... strange coun- try . " In truth , he pined after the Capricorn - I don't mean only the tropic ; I mean the ship too . Finally he went into Dorsetshire to see his people , caught a bad cold , and died ith extraordinary precipitation in ...
Page 24
... Sissie . His owner had a face like an ancient lemon . He was small and wizened - which was strange , because generally a Chinaman , as he grows in prosperity , puts on inches of girth and stature . To serve a Chinese firm is 24 VICTORY.
... Sissie . His owner had a face like an ancient lemon . He was small and wizened - which was strange , because generally a Chinaman , as he grows in prosperity , puts on inches of girth and stature . To serve a Chinese firm is 24 VICTORY.
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... strange man to such a spot . Heyst had , no doubt , told her the truth . He was a gentle- man . But no words could do justice to the conditions of life on Samburan . A desert island was nothing to it . Moreover , when you were cast away ...
... strange man to such a spot . Heyst had , no doubt , told her the truth . He was a gentle- man . But no words could do justice to the conditions of life on Samburan . A desert island was nothing to it . Moreover , when you were cast away ...
Page 41
... strange invasion , and wanted to know who were the two offensive lunatics in a steam- launch , apparently after a man and a girl , and telling a story of which one could make neither head nor tail . Their reception by the roadstead was ...
... strange invasion , and wanted to know who were the two offensive lunatics in a steam- launch , apparently after a man and a girl , and telling a story of which one could make neither head nor tail . Their reception by the roadstead was ...
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