Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 219W. Blackwood, 1926 - Scotland |
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... asked Bimbashi Hawkwood in Arabic . " Fadl , " answered the stranger in the same tongue . " Fadl what ? was the next question . " Just Fadl , " came the answer . 66 Haven't you got any other name but Fadl ? " put in the policeman with ...
... asked Bimbashi Hawkwood in Arabic . " Fadl , " answered the stranger in the same tongue . " Fadl what ? was the next question . " Just Fadl , " came the answer . 66 Haven't you got any other name but Fadl ? " put in the policeman with ...
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... asked the Bimbashi . " I don't understand , " an- swered Fadl , looking at the policeman . He understood per fectly , but wished to convey a delicate rebuke for this un- called - for pleasantry . 66 ' He says , where did you steal it ...
... asked the Bimbashi . " I don't understand , " an- swered Fadl , looking at the policeman . He understood per fectly , but wished to convey a delicate rebuke for this un- called - for pleasantry . 66 ' He says , where did you steal it ...
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... asked softly . " I , " whispered a female voice . Hawkwood smiled . " Who are you ? " he said . " I am Khadmullah , " an- swered the voice . " Come up here and let me look at you , O Khadmullah , " he said . " No , I am afraid , " she ...
... asked softly . " I , " whispered a female voice . Hawkwood smiled . " Who are you ? " he said . " I am Khadmullah , " an- swered the voice . " Come up here and let me look at you , O Khadmullah , " he said . " No , I am afraid , " she ...
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... asked . " No one , " was the reply . When could she come again secretly ? " Never , " she an- swered . It was only chance which had enabled her to slip away this time without exciting sus- picion . For a quarter of an hour Hawkwood said ...
... asked . " No one , " was the reply . When could she come again secretly ? " Never , " she an- swered . It was only chance which had enabled her to slip away this time without exciting sus- picion . For a quarter of an hour Hawkwood said ...
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... asked and obtained leave from the admiral , and was granted what amounted to a free hand . Then , though still a good deal in the dark , for he had not himself examined the salvage problem on the spot , David- son began his preparations ...
... asked and obtained leave from the admiral , and was granted what amounted to a free hand . Then , though still a good deal in the dark , for he had not himself examined the salvage problem on the spot , David- son began his preparations ...
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