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Page 191
... towers and bastions and tiers of guns rising one above another , all pointing out over the water- and terraces , and a parade - ground , and many points where there was a grand look - out in vari- ous directions over the sea , and ...
... towers and bastions and tiers of guns rising one above another , all pointing out over the water- and terraces , and a parade - ground , and many points where there was a grand look - out in vari- ous directions over the sea , and ...
Page 199
... tower . The coachman said that there was an inn there . Accordingly , when the carriage drew near to the tower the inn came in sight , though it was almost hidden by the enormous trees which grew all over the ground . The party left the ...
... tower . The coachman said that there was an inn there . Accordingly , when the carriage drew near to the tower the inn came in sight , though it was almost hidden by the enormous trees which grew all over the ground . The party left the ...
Page 200
... tower . The innkeeper gave Grimkie a key , and they all ascended the mound . The path was formed , in some places ... tower was , at the base of it , quite a large building ; and besides the ground which the tower occupied , there was ...
... tower . The innkeeper gave Grimkie a key , and they all ascended the mound . The path was formed , in some places ... tower was , at the base of it , quite a large building ; and besides the ground which the tower occupied , there was ...
Page 201
... tower and of the chapel . “ I can tell you what the story is about it , " replied the man , " though I cannot say whether it is true or not . The story is that , ages ago , when this island belonged to Normandy , there was a serpent ...
... tower and of the chapel . “ I can tell you what the story is about it , " replied the man , " though I cannot say whether it is true or not . The story is that , ages ago , when this island belonged to Normandy , there was a serpent ...
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... tower upon it . " " That is a strange story , " said Mrs. Morelle . " It is indeed , madam , " said the man . " There are a great many strange stories among the le- gends and tales of these islands . " From the chapel Grimkie led the ...
... tower upon it . " " That is a strange story , " said Mrs. Morelle . " It is indeed , madam , " said the man . " There are a great many strange stories among the le- gends and tales of these islands . " From the chapel Grimkie led the ...
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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,...