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... English . " " Well , it wasn't very good English , " remarked Warley , " but it was as much to the purpose as if he had been Lindley Murray himself . I suppose the first thing is to comply with his request . I have got a biscuit in my ...
... English . " " Well , it wasn't very good English , " remarked Warley , " but it was as much to the purpose as if he had been Lindley Murray himself . I suppose the first thing is to comply with his request . I have got a biscuit in my ...
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... English were meditating some attempt upon them . That is one of the things that induces me to believe the Hottentot's story . Well , the Dutch in the fourth year after the appearance of the strangers , got together what they call a ...
... English were meditating some attempt upon them . That is one of the things that induces me to believe the Hottentot's story . Well , the Dutch in the fourth year after the appearance of the strangers , got together what they call a ...
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... English , surrendered themselves at discretion . Oma- toko was one of those made prisoners , and he was for eight years in the service of a boor . He was pretty well treated ; for the colony was all that time in the hands of the English ...
... English , surrendered themselves at discretion . Oma- toko was one of those made prisoners , and he was for eight years in the service of a boor . He was pretty well treated ; for the colony was all that time in the hands of the English ...
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... English and Dutch . If no attack is made by our government , the hostile feeling will gradually subside , and we may safely pursue our way as at first proposed . If an attack is made , and the colony again taken possession of by the ...
... English and Dutch . If no attack is made by our government , the hostile feeling will gradually subside , and we may safely pursue our way as at first proposed . If an attack is made , and the colony again taken possession of by the ...
Page 122
... English lads . The bow was a little less than three feet long , and perhaps three - quarters of an inch thick - neatly enough shaped , and rounded off , but looking little better than a child's toy . Omatoko had strung it with some ...
... English lads . The bow was a little less than three feet long , and perhaps three - quarters of an inch thick - neatly enough shaped , and rounded off , but looking little better than a child's toy . Omatoko had strung it with some ...
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Hair-Breadth Escapes: The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa H. C. Adams No preview available - 2022 |
Hair-Breadth Escapes: Or the Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa (1877) Henry Cadwallader Adams No preview available - 2008 |
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