My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideGregg, 1969 - 916 pages |
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Page 237
... asked me to see his collection , and I was amazed to find the great number and variety of beetles , their many strange forms and often beautiful markings or colouring , and was even more surprised when I found that almost all I saw had ...
... asked me to see his collection , and I was amazed to find the great number and variety of beetles , their many strange forms and often beautiful markings or colouring , and was even more surprised when I found that almost all I saw had ...
Page 241
... asked us to call on him . We did so , and , instead of producing the receipt as we expected , he was jocose about it , asked us what kind of business men we were to want him to pay twice ; and when we explained that it was not shown so ...
... asked us to call on him . We did so , and , instead of producing the receipt as we expected , he was jocose about it , asked us what kind of business men we were to want him to pay twice ; and when we explained that it was not shown so ...
Page 410
... asking him to ascertain his daughter's wishes , and , if she was now favourable , to grant me a private interview . In ... asked that I should settle an equal amount on her . This was satisfactorily arranged , and at a subsequent meeting ...
... asking him to ascertain his daughter's wishes , and , if she was now favourable , to grant me a private interview . In ... asked that I should settle an equal amount on her . This was satisfactorily arranged , and at a subsequent meeting ...
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