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Page 32
... between us and the adjoining house . The very first incident I remember , which
happened , I think , on the morning after my arrival , was of a boy about my own
age looking over this wall , who at once inquired , “ Hullo ! who are you ? " I told ...
... between us and the adjoining house . The very first incident I remember , which
happened , I think , on the morning after my arrival , was of a boy about my own
age looking over this wall , who at once inquired , “ Hullo ! who are you ? " I told ...
Page 41
In this field I was once told that a wonderful plant , the bee - orchis , was
sometimes found , and my father used to talk of it as a great rarity . Once , during
the time we lived at Hertford , some one showed us the flower , and I remember
looking at ...
In this field I was once told that a wonderful plant , the bee - orchis , was
sometimes found , and my father used to talk of it as a great rarity . Once , during
the time we lived at Hertford , some one showed us the flower , and I remember
looking at ...
Page 46
I was told afterwards that the doctor said this was the crisis , that I was to have
port wine in tea - spoonfuls at short intervals , and that if I was not dead before
morning I might recover . For some weeks after this I lived a very enjoyable.
I was told afterwards that the doctor said this was the crisis , that I was to have
port wine in tea - spoonfuls at short intervals , and that if I was not dead before
morning I might recover . For some weeks after this I lived a very enjoyable.
Page 47
No doubt we had had dinner on the way , and I had tea on our arrival , but my
host , whose name I cannot remember , dined with a large party of gentlemen -
probably a farmers ' dinner _ about six o ' clock , and he told me to walk about
and ...
No doubt we had had dinner on the way , and I had tea on our arrival , but my
host , whose name I cannot remember , dined with a large party of gentlemen -
probably a farmers ' dinner _ about six o ' clock , and he told me to walk about
and ...
Page 60
One such that I remember was that I had been accustomed to use my spoon at
table with my left hand , when I was one day told to use my right . No doubt I
could have done this without much trouble , but I seemed to feel that to make
such a ...
One such that I remember was that I had been accustomed to use my spoon at
table with my left hand , when I was one day told to use my right . No doubt I
could have done this without much trouble , but I seemed to feel that to make
such a ...
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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