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... thought was one of deep gratitude . It was easy to see that it was a good moment with everyone ; squabbles were made up with surprising quickness ; shy people grew sud- denly sociable ; some who had comfortable homes to go to on landing ...
... thought was one of deep gratitude . It was easy to see that it was a good moment with everyone ; squabbles were made up with surprising quickness ; shy people grew sud- denly sociable ; some who had comfortable homes to go to on landing ...
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... thought it hideous ; it belongs to a kind not very well known in England , of a dirtyish white colour , a very ugly - shaped head and bill , and large bluish rings round the eyes ; the beak is huge and curved . If it knew of this last ...
... thought it hideous ; it belongs to a kind not very well known in England , of a dirtyish white colour , a very ugly - shaped head and bill , and large bluish rings round the eyes ; the beak is huge and curved . If it knew of this last ...
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... its main feature , as it is too late for winter fruits , and too early for summer ones ; but we were not inclined to be over - fastidious , and thought every- thing delicious . LETTER III . ON TO NEW ZEALAND . CHRISTCHURCH ,
... its main feature , as it is too late for winter fruits , and too early for summer ones ; but we were not inclined to be over - fastidious , and thought every- thing delicious . LETTER III . ON TO NEW ZEALAND . CHRISTCHURCH ,
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... thought the shops very handsome , but I found , rather to my disgust , that generally the fine , imposing frontage was all a sham ; the actual building was only a little hut at the back , looking all the meaner for the contrast to the ...
... thought the shops very handsome , but I found , rather to my disgust , that generally the fine , imposing frontage was all a sham ; the actual building was only a little hut at the back , looking all the meaner for the contrast to the ...
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... thought . F had a couple of hours ' work rushing backwards and forwards to the Custom House , clearing our luggage , and arranging for some sort of conveyance to take us over the hills . The great tunnel through these " Port Hills ...
... thought . F had a couple of hours ' work rushing backwards and forwards to the Custom House , clearing our luggage , and arranging for some sort of conveyance to take us over the hills . The great tunnel through these " Port Hills ...
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