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Page 46
... party rode from the station into the town in a small omnibus , and they found when they en- tered it , that the streets were narrow , and paved with stone like those of a city , and bordered by ranges of stone houses three or four ...
... party rode from the station into the town in a small omnibus , and they found when they en- tered it , that the streets were narrow , and paved with stone like those of a city , and bordered by ranges of stone houses three or four ...
Page 47
... party at the door , and conducted them to their rooms , when Grimkie had signified what rooms they required . Before leaving them Madame Achard asked them if they would take breakfast . Mrs. Morelle , who understood the question , said ...
... party at the door , and conducted them to their rooms , when Grimkie had signified what rooms they required . Before leaving them Madame Achard asked them if they would take breakfast . Mrs. Morelle , who understood the question , said ...
Page 48
... party what they would have , but began immediately to bring in the breakfast . He first brought some bottles of cider and some bread and butter . He then began to bring in one after another a succession of dishes , changing the plates ...
... party what they would have , but began immediately to bring in the breakfast . He first brought some bottles of cider and some bread and butter . He then began to bring in one after another a succession of dishes , changing the plates ...
Page 49
... party while they re- mained in the church , and filled them with emo- tions of curiosity and wonder . For seats at the cathedral , Mrs. Morelle and her party took possession of some of the chairs , Grimkie having chosen a place where ...
... party while they re- mained in the church , and filled them with emo- tions of curiosity and wonder . For seats at the cathedral , Mrs. Morelle and her party took possession of some of the chairs , Grimkie having chosen a place where ...
Page 50
... party left the church , Mrs. Morelle and John , who happened to be first in going out , got separated a little from Florence and Grimkie , who came afterward . As Florence and Grimkie were walking along , they noticed before them two ...
... party left the church , Mrs. Morelle and John , who happened to be first in going out , got separated a little from Florence and Grimkie , who came afterward . As Florence and Grimkie were walking along , they noticed before them two ...
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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,...