Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 263-264W. Blackwood, 1948 - England |
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Page 83
... train did in fact start at the scheduled time , 10.30 P.M. I slept until dawn , when I awoke to find the train halted at a waywide station . Rumour was busy , and the cause of our delay was said to be firing at the next station up the ...
... train did in fact start at the scheduled time , 10.30 P.M. I slept until dawn , when I awoke to find the train halted at a waywide station . Rumour was busy , and the cause of our delay was said to be firing at the next station up the ...
Page 86
... train smash would be like when experienced in an engine's cab . I did not have long in which to indulge in these ... train , a blend of fear and answering challenge , and by a fusillade from the train guard , who started to fire at ...
... train smash would be like when experienced in an engine's cab . I did not have long in which to indulge in these ... train , a blend of fear and answering challenge , and by a fusillade from the train guard , who started to fire at ...
Page 88
... train during the night , when under cover of darkness and the long grass the increasing mob of hostiles could easily close in and rush us , or abandon the train while daylight still remained and take up a more easily defensible position ...
... train during the night , when under cover of darkness and the long grass the increasing mob of hostiles could easily close in and rush us , or abandon the train while daylight still remained and take up a more easily defensible position ...
Contents
A BUNGALOW WITH FOUR | 80 |
BLACKWOODS | 240 |
A DAYS OUTING IN WESTERN MACEDONIA | 320 |
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