My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 48
... soon after I and my boy - friend had come in , Mrs. became very excited , and then went off into violent hysterics , and was obliged to be taken upstairs to bed . Whether this had anything to do with putting off the visit to Cromer , or ...
... soon after I and my boy - friend had come in , Mrs. became very excited , and then went off into violent hysterics , and was obliged to be taken upstairs to bed . Whether this had anything to do with putting off the visit to Cromer , or ...
Page 50
... soon afterwards , however trifling it might be , such as speaking to another boy or pinching him sur- reptitiously , he often , without another word , came down from his desk and gave the offender a resounding box on the ear . On one ...
... soon afterwards , however trifling it might be , such as speaking to another boy or pinching him sur- reptitiously , he often , without another word , came down from his desk and gave the offender a resounding box on the ear . On one ...
Page 66
... soon presented a very animated scene . Many of the parents , relatives , and friends of the boys were also present , so that the playground was quite crowded , yet though the boys recklessly threw squibs and crackers in all directions ...
... soon presented a very animated scene . Many of the parents , relatives , and friends of the boys were also present , so that the playground was quite crowded , yet though the boys recklessly threw squibs and crackers in all directions ...
Page 67
... soon worn out we used to make them ourselves . An old bung cut nearly round formed the centre ; this we surrounded with narrow strips of list , while for the outside we used coarse worsted thread tightly wound on , which formed a firm ...
... soon worn out we used to make them ourselves . An old bung cut nearly round formed the centre ; this we surrounded with narrow strips of list , while for the outside we used coarse worsted thread tightly wound on , which formed a firm ...
Page 68
... soon wore off . In this way , at a cost of about twopence or threepence , we had as good a ball as one which cost us a shilling to buy , and which served us well for our boyish games at cricket . Other house occupations which employed ...
... soon wore off . In this way , at a cost of about twopence or threepence , we had as good a ball as one which cost us a shilling to buy , and which served us well for our boyish games at cricket . Other house occupations which employed ...
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