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Page 13
... once on the level , the track disappeared altogether , and I rode on in the direction I knew the hotel to be , until I found myself in rather a fix , for straight ahead of me was a long line of thick and high sugar - bushes which had ...
... once on the level , the track disappeared altogether , and I rode on in the direction I knew the hotel to be , until I found myself in rather a fix , for straight ahead of me was a long line of thick and high sugar - bushes which had ...
Page 14
... once dis- appointed in the wine , and condemns them wholesale . There are no manufactories of any importance anywhere in South Africa , every article of consump- tion is imported from England or America : latterly the Americans have ...
... once dis- appointed in the wine , and condemns them wholesale . There are no manufactories of any importance anywhere in South Africa , every article of consump- tion is imported from England or America : latterly the Americans have ...
Page 25
... once inside , the largest ship afloat can lie there in perfect safety . At present no ship which draws more than twelve feet of water can ever get in at all , and those drawing under that only at high water . A tug came off from the ...
... once inside , the largest ship afloat can lie there in perfect safety . At present no ship which draws more than twelve feet of water can ever get in at all , and those drawing under that only at high water . A tug came off from the ...
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... once by accident tasted the remains of a tin of potted salmon , they were always particularly eager to be given a taste of " feesh " whenever we were indulging in any of our tinned supplies , or even of the fish we caught and cooked ...
... once by accident tasted the remains of a tin of potted salmon , they were always particularly eager to be given a taste of " feesh " whenever we were indulging in any of our tinned supplies , or even of the fish we caught and cooked ...
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... once right away from the waggon . Next day , after they had inspanned and were on the road , a sheriff's officer appeared , who insisted on taking Francis the black cook away with him , as the stupid fellow had got into a mess with some ...
... once right away from the waggon . Next day , after they had inspanned and were on the road , a sheriff's officer appeared , who insisted on taking Francis the black cook away with him , as the stupid fellow had got into a mess with some ...
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