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... carrying me up the companion ladder ; I crawled into a sunny corner among the boxes of oranges with which the deck was crowded , and there I lay helpless and utterly miserable . One well - meaning and good- natured fellow - passenger ...
... carrying me up the companion ladder ; I crawled into a sunny corner among the boxes of oranges with which the deck was crowded , and there I lay helpless and utterly miserable . One well - meaning and good- natured fellow - passenger ...
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... carrying the big basket by turns between them ; it was really hard work , and I must tell you in confidence , that I don't believe they liked it - at least , I can answer for one . I laughed at them for not enjoying their task , and ...
... carrying the big basket by turns between them ; it was really hard work , and I must tell you in confidence , that I don't believe they liked it - at least , I can answer for one . I laughed at them for not enjoying their task , and ...
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... carried on here . The manager has a nice house ; and the wool - shed , men's huts , dip , & c . are near each other . It is the busiest season of the year , and no time could be spared to prepare for us ; we therefore contented ...
... carried on here . The manager has a nice house ; and the wool - shed , men's huts , dip , & c . are near each other . It is the busiest season of the year , and no time could be spared to prepare for us ; we therefore contented ...
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... carried off to the press , where we followed to see the bales packed . The fleeces are tumbled in , and a heavy screw - press forces them down till the bale - which is kept open in a large square frame— is as full as it can hold . The ...
... carried off to the press , where we followed to see the bales packed . The fleeces are tumbled in , and a heavy screw - press forces them down till the bale - which is kept open in a large square frame— is as full as it can hold . The ...
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... carried out . I felt quite guilty when I saw the picture in Punch the other day , of a young and inex- perienced matron requesting her cook " not to put any lumps into the melted butter , " and reflected that I did not know how lumps ...
... carried out . I felt quite guilty when I saw the picture in Punch the other day , of a young and inex- perienced matron requesting her cook " not to put any lumps into the melted butter , " and reflected that I did not know how lumps ...
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