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Page 56
... Cornet . Captain Benham desired the man to preserve strict secrecy as to the affair , and to recommend his wife to do the same , and then walking up to the Cornet , who was standing on the quarter- deck 56 LIFE IN THE RANKS .
... Cornet . Captain Benham desired the man to preserve strict secrecy as to the affair , and to recommend his wife to do the same , and then walking up to the Cornet , who was standing on the quarter- deck 56 LIFE IN THE RANKS .
Page 57
... staring at him in an attitude of the most ludi- crous surprise , " nothing was ever further from my intentions . " I see you do not scruple to add falsehood D 5 LIFE IN THE RANKS . 57 the Cornet, who was standing on the quarter- ...
... staring at him in an attitude of the most ludi- crous surprise , " nothing was ever further from my intentions . " I see you do not scruple to add falsehood D 5 LIFE IN THE RANKS . 57 the Cornet, who was standing on the quarter- ...
Page 61
... quarter deck simultaneously bellowed forth their contents . To add to the astounding effect of this unex- pected coup de theatre , piercing screams and loud peals of laughter might be heard on all sides , but from whom they proceeded it ...
... quarter deck simultaneously bellowed forth their contents . To add to the astounding effect of this unex- pected coup de theatre , piercing screams and loud peals of laughter might be heard on all sides , but from whom they proceeded it ...
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... of the field . On the following day we arrived at Kaira , which was at that time the military station of Guzzerat , and the head quarters of the regi- ment to which I belonged . Its site is extremely 74 LIFE IN THE RANKS .
... of the field . On the following day we arrived at Kaira , which was at that time the military station of Guzzerat , and the head quarters of the regi- ment to which I belonged . Its site is extremely 74 LIFE IN THE RANKS .
Page 104
... quarters or the field , was the ration dram , which was about equal in measure to what is termed in this country a gill . This taken upon an empty stomach was not likely to contribute to the steadiness or clearness of the intellect ...
... quarters or the field , was the ration dram , which was about equal in measure to what is termed in this country a gill . This taken upon an empty stomach was not likely to contribute to the steadiness or clearness of the intellect ...
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