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Page 43
... boys in the uniform of scholars were going in . There was a porter's lodge near the entrance , inside , and a porter , called in France , a concierge , to guard it . " I should like to go to such a school JOURNEY TO BAYEUX . 43.
... boys in the uniform of scholars were going in . There was a porter's lodge near the entrance , inside , and a porter , called in France , a concierge , to guard it . " I should like to go to such a school JOURNEY TO BAYEUX . 43.
Page 44
... boys wear such a pretty uni- form , " said John . " And I should not like to go , ” said Grimkie . " Why not ? " asked John . " Because there is such a high wall around it , and a cross looking old concierge to guard the gate . " These ...
... boys wear such a pretty uni- form , " said John . " And I should not like to go , ” said Grimkie . " Why not ? " asked John . " Because there is such a high wall around it , and a cross looking old concierge to guard the gate . " These ...
Page 98
... boys seventeen or eighteen years old . One of them who had been beating a continuous roll upon his drum for a long ... boy , such an one as would be the pride and joy of his mother . John was quite surprised , and much touched at ...
... boys seventeen or eighteen years old . One of them who had been beating a continuous roll upon his drum for a long ... boy , such an one as would be the pride and joy of his mother . John was quite surprised , and much touched at ...
Page 99
... boys have to draw lots to determine who of them shall leave their homes , and give up all their plans of life , and join the army , to be taught and trained as soldiers , and forced to serve for many long years , without any reward ...
... boys have to draw lots to determine who of them shall leave their homes , and give up all their plans of life , and join the army , to be taught and trained as soldiers , and forced to serve for many long years , without any reward ...
Page 104
... boys went alone . When they came back they reported that they had had a delightful time . They landed upon the Digue and walked upon it a long way . There was a broad space , forming a sort of road- way , on the top , and a parapet wall ...
... boys went alone . When they came back they reported that they had had a delightful time . They landed upon the Digue and walked upon it a long way . There was a broad space , forming a sort of road- way , on the top , and a parapet wall ...
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Page 43 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...