Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 222W. Blackwood, 1927 - England |
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... present , no actual defensive positions are occupied . first sign of war is the shelling of the French Settlement by a Chinese gunboat , which , on the advance of the Cantonese army , deserts from the North and joins the South . Report ...
... present , no actual defensive positions are occupied . first sign of war is the shelling of the French Settlement by a Chinese gunboat , which , on the advance of the Cantonese army , deserts from the North and joins the South . Report ...
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... present absurd predicament , and won- dered what the morning light would bring with it . " " " Oh , well , heute ist heut , I murmured- " Sufficient unto the day , " when to my surprise I heard the skipper chuckle . " Hallo , captain ...
... present absurd predicament , and won- dered what the morning light would bring with it . " " " Oh , well , heute ist heut , I murmured- " Sufficient unto the day , " when to my surprise I heard the skipper chuckle . " Hallo , captain ...
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... present position to state that we had seven hundred dollars , so I said somewhat lamely- " We had - er - but- " But you've blown it- Do you want work ? " " " We showed no enthusiasm . " No , you don't . That's evi- dent . " Fortunately ...
... present position to state that we had seven hundred dollars , so I said somewhat lamely- " We had - er - but- " But you've blown it- Do you want work ? " " " We showed no enthusiasm . " No , you don't . That's evi- dent . " Fortunately ...
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... present . " Have you lost anything ? 66 No , " I replied , " but you have . Your attache - case , " I suggested . " Oh , that's all right . It was a porter I gave it to . " " Was it ? " I murmured in amazement . 66 ' Well , at any rate ...
... present . " Have you lost anything ? 66 No , " I replied , " but you have . Your attache - case , " I suggested . " Oh , that's all right . It was a porter I gave it to . " " Was it ? " I murmured in amazement . 66 ' Well , at any rate ...
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... present at the battle . Had a great engagement de- veloped later , it is difficult to conceive that the observation afforded by the balloons would have failed to confer on the Fleet a signal advantage . One had but to be present at an ...
... present at the battle . Had a great engagement de- veloped later , it is difficult to conceive that the observation afforded by the balloons would have failed to confer on the Fleet a signal advantage . One had but to be present at an ...
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