My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 360
... Sarawak rendered it certain to my mind that the change had taken place by natural succession and descent - one species becoming changed either slowly or rapidly into another . But the exact process of the change and the causes which led ...
... Sarawak rendered it certain to my mind that the change had taken place by natural succession and descent - one species becoming changed either slowly or rapidly into another . But the exact process of the change and the causes which led ...
Page 382
... Sarawak in 1855 I engaged a Malay boy named Ali as a personal servant , and also to help me to learn the Malay language by the necessity of constant com- munication with him . He was attentive and clean , and could cook very well . He ...
... Sarawak in 1855 I engaged a Malay boy named Ali as a personal servant , and also to help me to learn the Malay language by the necessity of constant com- munication with him . He was attentive and clean , and could cook very well . He ...
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