Letters from China & JapanH.S. King & Company, 1875 - 210 páginas |
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... seems to me very steady . I shall however , profit by the warning , and do my scribbling now , in case it should not continue so . We slept at the hotel , and came on board at seven o'clock , which we found was quite un- necessary 2 ...
... seems to me very steady . I shall however , profit by the warning , and do my scribbling now , in case it should not continue so . We slept at the hotel , and came on board at seven o'clock , which we found was quite un- necessary 2 ...
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... seem as if all had combined to make my voyage a comfortable one . February 28th - Yesterday afternoon it became very dreary , and the vessel rolled a good deal , so no ladies emerged from their cabins . An excel- lent old stewardess ...
... seem as if all had combined to make my voyage a comfortable one . February 28th - Yesterday afternoon it became very dreary , and the vessel rolled a good deal , so no ladies emerged from their cabins . An excel- lent old stewardess ...
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... seems to find me rather agreeable ! Such is the enlivening and happy effect of fine weather ! Let us hope it may continue ! With one exception , all the ladies on board are young , and newly married . I have been sitting on deck with ...
... seems to find me rather agreeable ! Such is the enlivening and happy effect of fine weather ! Let us hope it may continue ! With one exception , all the ladies on board are young , and newly married . I have been sitting on deck with ...
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... seem to make excel- lent purses . It is said that rain is rarely seen at Aden oftener than once in three years , so we were fortunate in being there when it was enlivened by the refresh- ing influence of a shower , which made it appear ...
... seem to make excel- lent purses . It is said that rain is rarely seen at Aden oftener than once in three years , so we were fortunate in being there when it was enlivened by the refresh- ing influence of a shower , which made it appear ...
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... seems at present a difficulty . I am sorry to say , I have already more than once been reproved for laughing visibly at the extraordinary gibberish called " pidgin English which H. makes use of in giving orders to our domestic . The ...
... seems at present a difficulty . I am sorry to say , I have already more than once been reproved for laughing visibly at the extraordinary gibberish called " pidgin English which H. makes use of in giving orders to our domestic . The ...
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