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... Jersey at the latter port , instead of at Granville . There was á double advantage in this they thought . It would give them a longer journey , and also enable them to visit Mont St. Michel , which they had often seen represented in ...
... Jersey at the latter port , instead of at Granville . There was á double advantage in this they thought . It would give them a longer journey , and also enable them to visit Mont St. Michel , which they had often seen represented in ...
Page 133
... Jersey , than from Granville to Jersey . " " Not much , " said Florence . " How much ? " asked Mrs. Morelle . " Only about half an hour longer , " said Flor- ence . " Very well , " said Mrs. Morelle . " I will con- sider the subject ...
... Jersey , than from Granville to Jersey . " " Not much , " said Florence . " How much ? " asked Mrs. Morelle . " Only about half an hour longer , " said Flor- ence . " Very well , " said Mrs. Morelle . " I will con- sider the subject ...
Page 137
... Jersey was in sight , far to the northward , but it is not seen in the engraving . After remaining on the high land for some time , until , in fact , Grimkie had finished his sketch , the whole party went back by a winding road into the ...
... Jersey was in sight , far to the northward , but it is not seen in the engraving . After remaining on the high land for some time , until , in fact , Grimkie had finished his sketch , the whole party went back by a winding road into the ...
Page 138
... from here , ” replied Grimkie ; " but it must be smooth as glass such a morning as this . " " Then it is all over with us about Mont St Michel , " said Florence , CHAPTER XIV . PASSAGE TO JERSEY . NEITHER Florence nor 138 GRANVILLE ,
... from here , ” replied Grimkie ; " but it must be smooth as glass such a morning as this . " " Then it is all over with us about Mont St Michel , " said Florence , CHAPTER XIV . PASSAGE TO JERSEY . NEITHER Florence nor 138 GRANVILLE ,
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Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER XIV . PASSAGE TO JERSEY . NEITHER Florence nor Grimkie made any attempt to induce Mrs. Morelle to alter her determination in respect to going to Jersey that day in case the weather should prove pleasant . Having ...
Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER XIV . PASSAGE TO JERSEY . NEITHER Florence nor Grimkie made any attempt to induce Mrs. Morelle to alter her determination in respect to going to Jersey that day in case the weather should prove pleasant . Having ...
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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,...