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... covering to his head but its native wool , clad in an old pair of 78th Highlander trews , and wearing , as a coat , a sack with slits cut for the arms and head . Behind him come two celestials , hand in hand , and wearing the invariable ...
... covering to his head but its native wool , clad in an old pair of 78th Highlander trews , and wearing , as a coat , a sack with slits cut for the arms and head . Behind him come two celestials , hand in hand , and wearing the invariable ...
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... well be ; and although hungry , we could not manage to eat any of the broken meat and stale bread laid out for our luncheon upon a filthy table covered with a cloth which had done duty for the last month . Dirty plates , greasy knives and.
... well be ; and although hungry , we could not manage to eat any of the broken meat and stale bread laid out for our luncheon upon a filthy table covered with a cloth which had done duty for the last month . Dirty plates , greasy knives and.
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... covered clothes before a capital table - d'hôte dinner was served up at 6.30 . We were rather surprised to hear nothing either of or from F. at our hotel , but put off making inquiries in the town till the morning , and strolled about ...
... covered clothes before a capital table - d'hôte dinner was served up at 6.30 . We were rather surprised to hear nothing either of or from F. at our hotel , but put off making inquiries in the town till the morning , and strolled about ...
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... covered sand gave us an uninteresting ride for a couple of hours before we came in sight of the lights of the village , for the sun had gone down and darkness was upon us before we arrived at the Castle Hotel , kept by Mr. Pruffer and ...
... covered sand gave us an uninteresting ride for a couple of hours before we came in sight of the lights of the village , for the sun had gone down and darkness was upon us before we arrived at the Castle Hotel , kept by Mr. Pruffer and ...
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... covering of earth and small stones , weaving them into a hard , solid mass ; but in the very centre of this is a little circular trap - door , which opens and shuts on a hinge of spun web . It required some force to open the door , but ...
... covering of earth and small stones , weaving them into a hard , solid mass ; but in the very centre of this is a little circular trap - door , which opens and shuts on a hinge of spun web . It required some force to open the door , but ...
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