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... CAPTAIN FOOT , R.N. , having been appointed as first British Consul for Central Africa , desired me to form one of his party , which comprised the gallant captain's lady , Mrs B. , the nurse , and two children , Claudia and Hammond , of ...
... CAPTAIN FOOT , R.N. , having been appointed as first British Consul for Central Africa , desired me to form one of his party , which comprised the gallant captain's lady , Mrs B. , the nurse , and two children , Claudia and Hammond , of ...
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... captain of the tug , and rowed over with Mrs Foot , the nurse , and children , to be in time for dinner on board our new home . We did not see the Lady Nyassa until we had rounded the mud - bank , when she was dis- A SALOON STEAMER . 5 ...
... captain of the tug , and rowed over with Mrs Foot , the nurse , and children , to be in time for dinner on board our new home . We did not see the Lady Nyassa until we had rounded the mud - bank , when she was dis- A SALOON STEAMER . 5 ...
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... captain , engineer , purser , & c . , on the steamer , we found on the smoke - box with a plate of rice and a boiled fowl on his knees , evidently dining . 9 Mr Mrs Foot , the nurse , and children being tired , were anxious to go down ...
... captain , engineer , purser , & c . , on the steamer , we found on the smoke - box with a plate of rice and a boiled fowl on his knees , evidently dining . 9 Mr Mrs Foot , the nurse , and children being tired , were anxious to go down ...
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Daniel J. Rankin. spatched to inquire of the captain its exact locality -the ladies meanwhile resting on an empty hen- coop which was fortunately handy . The captain having now finished his dinner , was at liberty to attend to the ...
Daniel J. Rankin. spatched to inquire of the captain its exact locality -the ladies meanwhile resting on an empty hen- coop which was fortunately handy . The captain having now finished his dinner , was at liberty to attend to the ...
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... captain's face on hearing it , that we de- sisted for his sake from making any further audible comments . We rested on the boiler while a negro swept up the saloon . The goats and the kids were relegated to the stoke - hole , six inches ...
... captain's face on hearing it , that we de- sisted for his sake from making any further audible comments . We rested on the boiler while a negro swept up the saloon . The goats and the kids were relegated to the stoke - hole , six inches ...
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