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... passing by , or occasionally stop- ping in groups to chat and gossip , as by degrees the various shops and warehouses put out their lights leaving only the street - lamps , which were few and far between , to illuminate the town . When ...
... passing by , or occasionally stop- ping in groups to chat and gossip , as by degrees the various shops and warehouses put out their lights leaving only the street - lamps , which were few and far between , to illuminate the town . When ...
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... passed away many an hour listening to narratives and anecdotes of sport , travel , and life in the interior , from old hunters and traders on board who were returning to the colony . At first I used to listen with feelings of intense ...
... passed away many an hour listening to narratives and anecdotes of sport , travel , and life in the interior , from old hunters and traders on board who were returning to the colony . At first I used to listen with feelings of intense ...
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... passed without rumours and scares of fresh tribes having broken out , post - carts being fired on , and cattle being lifted ; but all of them when investigated turned out to be either totally devoid of truth , or grossly exaggerated ...
... passed without rumours and scares of fresh tribes having broken out , post - carts being fired on , and cattle being lifted ; but all of them when investigated turned out to be either totally devoid of truth , or grossly exaggerated ...
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... passed as free from duty . But it was now too late to get them stamped ; so after a whole day wasted we had to return to the town no nearer the possession of our guns than in the morning . Next day I was down betimes at the office , and ...
... passed as free from duty . But it was now too late to get them stamped ; so after a whole day wasted we had to return to the town no nearer the possession of our guns than in the morning . Next day I was down betimes at the office , and ...
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... passed a great many waggons laden with wool and hides on their way down to Durban , and the drivers were complaining bitterly of the want of grass and water on the road ; their oxen bore witness to the truth of their complaints , for ...
... passed a great many waggons laden with wool and hides on their way down to Durban , and the drivers were complaining bitterly of the want of grass and water on the road ; their oxen bore witness to the truth of their complaints , for ...
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