East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 8
... doors , and secured a respectful welcome . We were first received in the house of the manager , where tea was served in priceless porcelain cups of Kutani ware . The furnace , if so im- posing a name may be used for a process so simple ...
... doors , and secured a respectful welcome . We were first received in the house of the manager , where tea was served in priceless porcelain cups of Kutani ware . The furnace , if so im- posing a name may be used for a process so simple ...
Page 44
... door and in at the other , after the manner of an army of supers at country theatres . The young gentleman from Glasgow , though un- usually silent , did fairly well . He had paid for his dinner , and the commercial transaction would ...
... door and in at the other , after the manner of an army of supers at country theatres . The young gentleman from Glasgow , though un- usually silent , did fairly well . He had paid for his dinner , and the commercial transaction would ...
Page 47
... door shut , had some corresponding advantages . For example , you might , if you liked , having opened the door , step out of bed on to the dining - room table , an arrangement which I do not remember to have seen perfected even in the ...
... door shut , had some corresponding advantages . For example , you might , if you liked , having opened the door , step out of bed on to the dining - room table , an arrangement which I do not remember to have seen perfected even in the ...
Page 48
... captain and officers came down to their meals . Then we were obliged to shut the cabin door . After waiting till we had rounded the point , and nothing particular happening , we got up to dinner and did very 48 EAST BY WEST .
... captain and officers came down to their meals . Then we were obliged to shut the cabin door . After waiting till we had rounded the point , and nothing particular happening , we got up to dinner and did very 48 EAST BY WEST .
Page 52
... door . The guide made signs for us to enter the jinrikishas that were waiting , a step we were not inclined to take , not knowing whither it would lead , and anxious above all things to get some clue to Ito's whereabouts . After some ...
... door . The guide made signs for us to enter the jinrikishas that were waiting , a step we were not inclined to take , not knowing whither it would lead , and anxious above all things to get some clue to Ito's whereabouts . After some ...
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