East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 27
... coming , and hunger gnawing at them , Inouyé volunteered to go ashore and buy some food . They had three dollars left , which they had secreted beyond the ken of the rapacious bo'sun . Not knowing the value of such coin in Eng- land ...
... coming , and hunger gnawing at them , Inouyé volunteered to go ashore and buy some food . They had three dollars left , which they had secreted beyond the ken of the rapacious bo'sun . Not knowing the value of such coin in Eng- land ...
Page 45
... coming down to the floor , the floor going up to the ceiling , and occasionally the port or starboard side taking the place of the ceiling , even a tart made of tinned greengages might be excused if it gradually lost some of its fresher ...
... coming down to the floor , the floor going up to the ceiling , and occasionally the port or starboard side taking the place of the ceiling , even a tart made of tinned greengages might be excused if it gradually lost some of its fresher ...
Page 46
... coming upon a roller were pitched so high that the vessel seemed literally standing on end . There was a moment during which I dis- tinctly felt it poised trembling in every plank , undecided whether , since it had come so far , it was ...
... coming upon a roller were pitched so high that the vessel seemed literally standing on end . There was a moment during which I dis- tinctly felt it poised trembling in every plank , undecided whether , since it had come so far , it was ...
Page 53
... coming back again . " But he scrambled out , as did thirteen others , for it was bright moonlight , and there were several sampans round . Unhappily , a woman with a baby on her back sank , and her body had not been recovered when we ...
... coming back again . " But he scrambled out , as did thirteen others , for it was bright moonlight , and there were several sampans round . Unhappily , a woman with a baby on her back sank , and her body had not been recovered when we ...
Page 68
... works of art in the palace was disturbed by repeatedly coming upon the governor's secretary taking short cuts with four pairs of boots under his arm . We entered by a suite of apartments in which the 68 EAST BY WEST .
... works of art in the palace was disturbed by repeatedly coming upon the governor's secretary taking short cuts with four pairs of boots under his arm . We entered by a suite of apartments in which the 68 EAST BY WEST .
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