Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 265-266W. Blackwood, 1949 - England |
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Page 54
... minutes later , and my hunger in- creased tenfold as I saw them produce beads from their pockets and begin the Rosary . Throughout the long ten minutes that followed a tantal- ising smell of hot food drifted in from the kitchen , making ...
... minutes later , and my hunger in- creased tenfold as I saw them produce beads from their pockets and begin the Rosary . Throughout the long ten minutes that followed a tantal- ising smell of hot food drifted in from the kitchen , making ...
Page 255
... minutes shout- ing " Alo , Alo , Alo . " I can do this part very well , so well that the person at the other end generally thinks that I am French and comes back at about four hundred words a minute . I then have to speak very slowly ...
... minutes shout- ing " Alo , Alo , Alo . " I can do this part very well , so well that the person at the other end generally thinks that I am French and comes back at about four hundred words a minute . I then have to speak very slowly ...
Page 260
... minutes . She behaved well on all throttle settings , and it was a joy to land and taxi in on an inflated tail ... minutes on alternate tanks ; so that when one tank finally cut I should know how many more minutes I might get out of the ...
... minutes . She behaved well on all throttle settings , and it was a joy to land and taxi in on an inflated tail ... minutes on alternate tanks ; so that when one tank finally cut I should know how many more minutes I might get out of the ...
Contents
AN ODD OCCASION | 125 |
AN OLD NAVY LIST | 160 |
ST HELENA PASSAGE | 202 |
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