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Page 162
... speed and in pitch dark , without a glimmer of light , and get them all settled in and fed , is quite a task . I made a guess at the proportion of officers , W.O.s , and sergeants , and arranged guides to control the general flow ...
... speed and in pitch dark , without a glimmer of light , and get them all settled in and fed , is quite a task . I made a guess at the proportion of officers , W.O.s , and sergeants , and arranged guides to control the general flow ...
Page 176
the pressure of it , light but insistent , drew me towards the door . There was a whisper and a slight shuffling of feet on my right . I heard Doddington beginning to declaim his opening lines , but I did not see him because my back was ...
the pressure of it , light but insistent , drew me towards the door . There was a whisper and a slight shuffling of feet on my right . I heard Doddington beginning to declaim his opening lines , but I did not see him because my back was ...
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With the first creep of light on the Monday morning the wind rose to gale force , and the seas became wilder than ever . In the false dawn a buoy with a flag shot past the dinghy ' at a devil of a speed with the tide .
With the first creep of light on the Monday morning the wind rose to gale force , and the seas became wilder than ever . In the false dawn a buoy with a flag shot past the dinghy ' at a devil of a speed with the tide .
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