Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 207William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
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Page 53
... camp called Beho Beho . There was very little of interest here and we wasted no time . Keeping within sight of the main road , we had no difficulty in finding the way , At last we sighted the river , gleaming like silver through a gap ...
... camp called Beho Beho . There was very little of interest here and we wasted no time . Keeping within sight of the main road , we had no difficulty in finding the way , At last we sighted the river , gleaming like silver through a gap ...
Page 54
... camp was to prepare strong dug- outs , to which they retired at the sign of approaching danger . The niggers , on the other hand , were left to shift for them- selves and were told to hide in the bush . The water of the Rufiji was ...
... camp was to prepare strong dug- outs , to which they retired at the sign of approaching danger . The niggers , on the other hand , were left to shift for them- selves and were told to hide in the bush . The water of the Rufiji was ...
Page 57
... camp , yet there was always that disturbing sensation of uncertainty ; and although at dinner that night we had all the outward appearances of being a moderately cheerful party , I'll guarantee there was not one in whose mind thoughts ...
... camp , yet there was always that disturbing sensation of uncertainty ; and although at dinner that night we had all the outward appearances of being a moderately cheerful party , I'll guarantee there was not one in whose mind thoughts ...
Page 64
... camp in a most terrifying manner . In my bare feet I staggered across to the mess , which , possessing a canvas awning , was moderately dry ; here I found the remainder of the Flight picking the bones of the geese and drinking whisky ...
... camp in a most terrifying manner . In my bare feet I staggered across to the mess , which , possessing a canvas awning , was moderately dry ; here I found the remainder of the Flight picking the bones of the geese and drinking whisky ...
Page 65
... camps on the river , an exhaust valve snapped . The vibration was so terrifio that we pre- pared to land in an open space quite near to the camp , but my pilot had such an intense abhorrence of Hun prisons ( he had had six months in Ger ...
... camps on the river , an exhaust valve snapped . The vibration was so terrifio that we pre- pared to land in an open space quite near to the camp , but my pilot had such an intense abhorrence of Hun prisons ( he had had six months in Ger ...
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