East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 49
... morning . I did not question Ito too closely about his ex- periences . They were , in truth , written upon his face , and in the pervading limpness of his bearing . Amongst the experiences crowded into his yet young life was a brief ...
... morning . I did not question Ito too closely about his ex- periences . They were , in truth , written upon his face , and in the pervading limpness of his bearing . Amongst the experiences crowded into his yet young life was a brief ...
Page 50
... morning , between one and two o'clock , I was awakened by a tremendous hubbub on deck . Men ran about wildly shouting . Half a dozen captains seemed giving orders at the same time . The noise lasted five or six minutes , when it ceased ...
... morning , between one and two o'clock , I was awakened by a tremendous hubbub on deck . Men ran about wildly shouting . Half a dozen captains seemed giving orders at the same time . The noise lasted five or six minutes , when it ceased ...
Page 51
... morning with clouds lying low on the hills . The bay was large and singularly lonely ; the only shipping it con- tained , beside our own never - to - be - forgotten craft , was a junk of fantastic form , with rudder standing out from ...
... morning with clouds lying low on the hills . The bay was large and singularly lonely ; the only shipping it con- tained , beside our own never - to - be - forgotten craft , was a junk of fantastic form , with rudder standing out from ...
Page 52
... morning . Two or three sampans came along to take off passengers who crowded in the gangway , anxious to leave the ship on any terms . Critically surveying the scene , Ito had sagaciously come to the con- clusion that the first sampan ...
... morning . Two or three sampans came along to take off passengers who crowded in the gangway , anxious to leave the ship on any terms . Critically surveying the scene , Ito had sagaciously come to the con- clusion that the first sampan ...
Page 53
... found him , and where he arrived , more dead than alive , at half - past two in the morning . Whilst under the water he lost his pocket - book containing his reserve cash , and , worse still , BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 53.
... found him , and where he arrived , more dead than alive , at half - past two in the morning . Whilst under the water he lost his pocket - book containing his reserve cash , and , worse still , BY SEA AND LAND TO KIOTO . 53.
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