My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 53
... asked the others if they could help him , and when we could not , he would tell us the meaning of some difficult word , and then tell the translator to go on . He went on bit by bit till we got to the end of a long sentence . Then ...
... asked the others if they could help him , and when we could not , he would tell us the meaning of some difficult word , and then tell the translator to go on . He went on bit by bit till we got to the end of a long sentence . Then ...
Page 55
... , as a few did , and any bread - and - butter boy who had not much appetite could have a thin slice instead of a thick one by asking for it . 1 For dinner at one o'clock we had hot joints of HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE 55.
... , as a few did , and any bread - and - butter boy who had not much appetite could have a thin slice instead of a thick one by asking for it . 1 For dinner at one o'clock we had hot joints of HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE 55.
Page 57
... asked for a hand of two or four or even a higher number from some other boy ; then with an equal number of his own he tried to pitch them into the hole , and if all or any even number remained in he won the whole , while if the number ...
... asked for a hand of two or four or even a higher number from some other boy ; then with an equal number of his own he tried to pitch them into the hole , and if all or any even number remained in he won the whole , while if the number ...
Page 60
... Or I might have been asked to practise it by myself , and try the experiment , using sometimes one hand and sometimes the other , till at last , when the holidays or my next birthday came , or I first had new clothes 60 MY LIFE.
... Or I might have been asked to practise it by myself , and try the experiment , using sometimes one hand and sometimes the other , till at last , when the holidays or my next birthday came , or I first had new clothes 60 MY LIFE.
Page 62
... asked to call one of their sleep- ing companions to start on a journey , they will be careful not to touch him , and will positively refuse to shake him rudely , as an Englishman would have no scruple in doing . CHAPTER V HERTFORD : MY ...
... asked to call one of their sleep- ing companions to start on a journey , they will be careful not to touch him , and will positively refuse to shake him rudely , as an Englishman would have no scruple in doing . CHAPTER V HERTFORD : MY ...
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