Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 267William Blackwood, 1950 - England |
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Page 123
Wondering about the water they had found on that hill close to the Border of Rewa State , stored safely in earthenware pots in a hidden cave close to the summit , more than two miles from the nearest source of water .
Wondering about the water they had found on that hill close to the Border of Rewa State , stored safely in earthenware pots in a hidden cave close to the summit , more than two miles from the nearest source of water .
Page 211
She is sure there must be a wasps ' nest somewhere close at hand , her husband has said SO that morning . " Close at hand " is the operative phrase so far as the wasps are concerned . When we have got tea and eggs , and bread and butter ...
She is sure there must be a wasps ' nest somewhere close at hand , her husband has said SO that morning . " Close at hand " is the operative phrase so far as the wasps are concerned . When we have got tea and eggs , and bread and butter ...
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It was close on midnight and the bottle nearly empty when , feeling something brush past my legs , I said : " Delia's out ! " But she was not . She seemed asleep , and mistook my finger for a mouse when I tried to scratch her ear .
It was close on midnight and the bottle nearly empty when , feeling something brush past my legs , I said : " Delia's out ! " But she was not . She seemed asleep , and mistook my finger for a mouse when I tried to scratch her ear .
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