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... fire upon us from the batteries if we attempted to hold communication with the shore . " ' They ain't always so particular , are they , sir ? " asked the sailor . " Perhaps not , Jennings . But the Dons here have never forgiven the ...
... fire upon us from the batteries if we attempted to hold communication with the shore . " ' They ain't always so particular , are they , sir ? " asked the sailor . " Perhaps not , Jennings . But the Dons here have never forgiven the ...
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... 't surrender at once , that they'd fire down the hatchways and afterwards pitch every mother's son overboard . And they'd have done it too . " " Not a doubt , " assented Frank . " So my uncle surrendered ? " " Yes , sir , he did , but he.
... 't surrender at once , that they'd fire down the hatchways and afterwards pitch every mother's son overboard . And they'd have done it too . " " Not a doubt , " assented Frank . " So my uncle surrendered ? " " Yes , sir , he did , but he.
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... fire . Here , Nick , you shall have my rifle for the nonce . It is an old favourite of mine , and has seen many a day's sport . And here's Captain Renton's rifle for you , Ernest . By good luck he had asked me to take care of it , so it ...
... fire . Here , Nick , you shall have my rifle for the nonce . It is an old favourite of mine , and has seen many a day's sport . And here's Captain Renton's rifle for you , Ernest . By good luck he had asked me to take care of it , so it ...
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... fire is lost in the surrounding atmosphere . In their place appeared a low serrated ridge of rock , on which a few stunted shrubs were growing , while in front and behind alike extended the interminable waste of sand . " Here is your ...
... fire is lost in the surrounding atmosphere . In their place appeared a low serrated ridge of rock , on which a few stunted shrubs were growing , while in front and behind alike extended the interminable waste of sand . " Here is your ...
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... fire should be kept up all night , and that each should watch for two hours by it . It was now nearly nine o'clock , and the last watch would thus bring them to five in the morning , when it would be desirable that all four should be ...
... fire should be kept up all night , and that each should watch for two hours by it . It was now nearly nine o'clock , and the last watch would thus bring them to five in the morning , when it would be desirable that all four should be ...
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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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