Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 240William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 36
... minutes . If at the end of that time he had not picked up the light on the Spit Light - Vessel , which was a fairly powerful one , round the steamer would come and he would either head her back towards the open sea and stem the current ...
... minutes . If at the end of that time he had not picked up the light on the Spit Light - Vessel , which was a fairly powerful one , round the steamer would come and he would either head her back towards the open sea and stem the current ...
Page 357
... minutes ' sleep . He therefore took a more philo- sophic view concerning this period of suspense than did the lookouts , for instance , perched at the top of the fore superstructure , whose watch was becoming , minute by minute , less ...
... minutes ' sleep . He therefore took a more philo- sophic view concerning this period of suspense than did the lookouts , for instance , perched at the top of the fore superstructure , whose watch was becoming , minute by minute , less ...
Page 441
... minutes ' discrepancy is worth wasting his powder on . As before mentioned , on this particular Sunday the clock was only five minutes in ad- vance of time , but this threw the worthy Mr Twemlow con- siderably out . He arrived with only ...
... minutes ' discrepancy is worth wasting his powder on . As before mentioned , on this particular Sunday the clock was only five minutes in ad- vance of time , but this threw the worthy Mr Twemlow con- siderably out . He arrived with only ...
Contents
AN ASSAULT ON RUWENZORI | 140 |
VERSITY OF | 193 |
ACROSS THE THRESHOLD BY JAMES LORIMER | 230 |
Copyright | |
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