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Page 11
... America , on the way to the East Indies . It is a sort of center and rendezvous for all ships navigating those seas , and letters go and come to and from it in all directions . It is often visited , moreover , by ships of war , cruising ...
... America , on the way to the East Indies . It is a sort of center and rendezvous for all ships navigating those seas , and letters go and come to and from it in all directions . It is often visited , moreover , by ships of war , cruising ...
Page 13
... America in that time to see you , instead of asking you to cross the Atlantic to see me , but if I were to do So , the voyage would oc- cupy nearly all the time that I should have to spare , and thus leave me only a very few days to ...
... America in that time to see you , instead of asking you to cross the Atlantic to see me , but if I were to do So , the voyage would oc- cupy nearly all the time that I should have to spare , and thus leave me only a very few days to ...
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... America , and large supplies of money at all of them . At each branch they have money of the country where the branch is situated . An American traveller going to Europe , can go accordingly to one of these bank- ing houses in New York ...
... America , and large supplies of money at all of them . At each branch they have money of the country where the branch is situated . An American traveller going to Europe , can go accordingly to one of these bank- ing houses in New York ...
Page 32
... America , as soon as notice arrives in this country of his having re- ceived it . This security is given in various ways . Sometimes the traveller knows some responsible merchant in New York , who will guarantee that the money will be ...
... America , as soon as notice arrives in this country of his having re- ceived it . This security is given in various ways . Sometimes the traveller knows some responsible merchant in New York , who will guarantee that the money will be ...
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... America There are no stated hours for meals , and no pul- lic room except one for gentlemen . In an Ameri- can hotel there is no objection to a little bustle and life . Indeed one of the charms of traveling in America is the pleasure of ...
... America There are no stated hours for meals , and no pul- lic room except one for gentlemen . In an Ameri- can hotel there is no objection to a little bustle and life . Indeed one of the charms of traveling in America is the pleasure of ...
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America arrived asked Grimkie aunt and Florence Auntie began Ben Nevis berth board the steamer boys breakfast cabin Caledonian canal carriage clerk coach coachman coast covered Cunard line curious deck dog-cart dollars door father Firth fishing boats Florence and John flowers Glasgow go on board Grim Grimkie and John Grimkie's guide book Halco Inverness journey Kirkwall ladies land letter of credit looking luggage Morelle and Florence Morelle's morning mother mountain Nevis nice night Norsemen Orkney Islands paper passengers Pentland Firth pier porter pretty ready remain replied Grimkie ride road sail Scotland seats SHELDON & COMPANY Shetland Islands ship shore side smooth sofas soon sovereigns stateroom stones stop thing tion took town travelling trunks vitrified forts voyage walk walls whole party Wick window wish
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