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Page 38
... route by the Channel Islands , she seemed quite surprised , and said that she had no idea of including that remote and roundabout way among those which they were to select from . She meant that they might choose between any of the ...
... route by the Channel Islands , she seemed quite surprised , and said that she had no idea of including that remote and roundabout way among those which they were to select from . She meant that they might choose between any of the ...
Page 39
... route was a pleasant one that as to the cold , the Channel Islands were famous for the mildness of the climate , and for the long Indian summer enjoyed there at the end of the season ; and that although there were three voyages to be ...
... route was a pleasant one that as to the cold , the Channel Islands were famous for the mildness of the climate , and for the long Indian summer enjoyed there at the end of the season ; and that although there were three voyages to be ...
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... route , I cannot say ; though the ladies being fond of laces it is very natural that they should like to visit the places where they are made . At any rate she decided at last to yield to the children's wishes , and a few days afterward ...
... route , I cannot say ; though the ladies being fond of laces it is very natural that they should like to visit the places where they are made . At any rate she decided at last to yield to the children's wishes , and a few days afterward ...
Page 184
... route along shore , thus , as it were , going round the corner instead of striking across it . the " Are you sure you can find the way ? " asked Mrs. Morelle . " I am told there are a great many roads in the middle of the island ...
... route along shore , thus , as it were , going round the corner instead of striking across it . the " Are you sure you can find the way ? " asked Mrs. Morelle . " I am told there are a great many roads in the middle of the island ...
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... route , then you will go all straight to Mont Orgueil . " At length , after various charming deviations from the great road , which added greatly to the pleasure of the walk , and at the same time in- creased the length of it a mile or ...
... route , then you will go all straight to Mont Orgueil . " At length , after various charming deviations from the great road , which added greatly to the pleasure of the walk , and at the same time in- creased the length of it a mile or ...
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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,...