East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 71
... verandah and look in at the beautifully painted panels , but the tread of a foreigner , albeit bootless , must not desecrate the floor . This suite of rooms faced a pretty garden with maple trees glowing in reds and yellows , and a moss ...
... verandah and look in at the beautifully painted panels , but the tread of a foreigner , albeit bootless , must not desecrate the floor . This suite of rooms faced a pretty garden with maple trees glowing in reds and yellows , and a moss ...
Page 126
... verandah of the club - house , a resident spe- cially well informed in the matter told me that nearly all the fleet then at anchor belonged to Chinamen . The P. and O. , the British India , and other sea - going fleets appropriate the ...
... verandah of the club - house , a resident spe- cially well informed in the matter told me that nearly all the fleet then at anchor belonged to Chinamen . The P. and O. , the British India , and other sea - going fleets appropriate the ...
Page 134
... verandahs and open doors and windows , courting whatever chance breeze may blow . In the office there is a placard , prominently pasted up , curious enough to be worth copying . 6.6 " Passengers and boarders , " it runs , 134 EAST BY WEST .
... verandahs and open doors and windows , courting whatever chance breeze may blow . In the office there is a placard , prominently pasted up , curious enough to be worth copying . 6.6 " Passengers and boarders , " it runs , 134 EAST BY WEST .
Page 153
... verandahs , cool cor- ridors , and pleasant garden , is the perfection of a tropical residence . The artisans of Kandy turn out some simple brass - work and a curious kind of pottery . These are soon examined , and Kandy , from a ...
... verandahs , cool cor- ridors , and pleasant garden , is the perfection of a tropical residence . The artisans of Kandy turn out some simple brass - work and a curious kind of pottery . These are soon examined , and Kandy , from a ...
Page 162
... what he pleases within the limits of the island . When we drove up he was sitting in the broad verandah which fronts the house - a heavy stone build- ing with nothing lovable about it . It stands in 162 EAST BY WEST .
... what he pleases within the limits of the island . When we drove up he was sitting in the broad verandah which fronts the house - a heavy stone build- ing with nothing lovable about it . It stands in 162 EAST BY WEST .
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