Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Հատոր 167J. Mason., 1900 |
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... Sikhs to the scene of the dis- turbances . The white man in charge comes up out of the stuffy little cabin , seats himself in a rattan - chair , and looks about him . His eyes are aching , for he has been hard at work all night ...
... Sikhs to the scene of the dis- turbances . The white man in charge comes up out of the stuffy little cabin , seats himself in a rattan - chair , and looks about him . His eyes are aching , for he has been hard at work all night ...
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... Sikhs , khaki - clad , with turbans laid aside , and fringes of curly black beard trained carefully over the tops of their big ears . They look like ducks in a crate , and they jabber like a basketful of mon- keys . One or two of them ...
... Sikhs , khaki - clad , with turbans laid aside , and fringes of curly black beard trained carefully over the tops of their big ears . They look like ducks in a crate , and they jabber like a basketful of mon- keys . One or two of them ...
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... Sikhs are silent now ; only the pulsing of the screw , the pant- ing breath of the little craft , the swish and plash of the water , make themselves heard . wood smoke from the funnel belches forth volumes of red sparks which wander off ...
... Sikhs are silent now ; only the pulsing of the screw , the pant- ing breath of the little craft , the swish and plash of the water , make themselves heard . wood smoke from the funnel belches forth volumes of red sparks which wander off ...
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... Sikhs press and crowd , jabber- ing eagerly , climbing upon one another's shoulders to catch a glimpse of the wallowing thing . As it approaches leisurely it is seen to be the body of a man , revolving slowly , first one way then the ...
... Sikhs press and crowd , jabber- ing eagerly , climbing upon one another's shoulders to catch a glimpse of the wallowing thing . As it approaches leisurely it is seen to be the body of a man , revolving slowly , first one way then the ...
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... Sikhs ; a widening eddy of dis- turbed water rings the corpse about . After one last dive , which carries it almost under the keel , it comes to the surface , and is dragged up the side , hanging in a limp bow with head and toes in ...
... Sikhs ; a widening eddy of dis- turbed water rings the corpse about . After one last dive , which carries it almost under the keel , it comes to the surface , and is dragged up the side , hanging in a limp bow with head and toes in ...
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