My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 35
... walk of mine either alone or with a playmate , where we could scramble up the bank , climb up some of the old trees ... walking much beyond Bengeo . A little way beyond Hartham , toward Ware , another small stream , the Rib , came from ...
... walk of mine either alone or with a playmate , where we could scramble up the bank , climb up some of the old trees ... walking much beyond Bengeo . A little way beyond Hartham , toward Ware , another small stream , the Rib , came from ...
Page 39
... walk , and that of the Grammar School boys , on fine half - holidays in summer , was to what we called the racing- field , a spot about two miles and a half south of the town . As this walk is typical of many of the best features of ...
... walk , and that of the Grammar School boys , on fine half - holidays in summer , was to what we called the racing- field , a spot about two miles and a half south of the town . As this walk is typical of many of the best features of ...
Page 40
... walk , and we were all free to amuse ourselves as we liked till the hour fixed for our return . We then broke up into parties . Some lay down on the grass to rest or to read , some wandered into the woods bird - nesting , some played ...
... walk , and we were all free to amuse ourselves as we liked till the hour fixed for our return . We then broke up into parties . Some lay down on the grass to rest or to read , some wandered into the woods bird - nesting , some played ...
Page 41
... Walk , however , there were many interesting spots , among others , some old hedgerows which had been so undermined in a chalky slope as to form complete overhanging caves , one of which I and two of my companions made our own , and ...
... Walk , however , there were many interesting spots , among others , some old hedgerows which had been so undermined in a chalky slope as to form complete overhanging caves , one of which I and two of my companions made our own , and ...
Page 46
... walk , it was necessary to be out of bed at six . One morning I got up and dressed as usual , went down the two flights of stairs , but when I got to the bottom , I suddenly felt so weak and faint and curiously ill all over that I could ...
... walk , it was necessary to be out of bed at six . One morning I got up and dressed as usual , went down the two flights of stairs , but when I got to the bottom , I suddenly felt so weak and faint and curiously ill all over that I could ...
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