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He said , " I've got another four or five hundred on board and another load to go back and fetch from the shore . " Well , this was a shattering blow . We obviously could not leave them behind , and we could take some more on .
He said , " I've got another four or five hundred on board and another load to go back and fetch from the shore . " Well , this was a shattering blow . We obviously could not leave them behind , and we could take some more on .
Page 178
His brother once sent him fifty pounds and the King a hundred , an extraordinary mark of favour from impoverished Oxford , while Rupert of the Rhine once tried to get him exchanged ; but for the most part he was lonely and miserable ...
His brother once sent him fifty pounds and the King a hundred , an extraordinary mark of favour from impoverished Oxford , while Rupert of the Rhine once tried to get him exchanged ; but for the most part he was lonely and miserable ...
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He gave it as his opinion that a hundred British soldiers would be sufficient to overawe the Maoris and to overcome any armed resistance that might be offered to the Government . He strangely underrated the position .
He gave it as his opinion that a hundred British soldiers would be sufficient to overawe the Maoris and to overcome any armed resistance that might be offered to the Government . He strangely underrated the position .
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