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... Swiss authorities to prove that he was anything but a casual traveller , he might nevertheless spend two or three days in jail , which would be uncomfortable , and then be firmly conducted to the frontier , which would be mortifying ...
... Swiss authorities to prove that he was anything but a casual traveller , he might nevertheless spend two or three days in jail , which would be uncomfortable , and then be firmly conducted to the frontier , which would be mortifying ...
Page 153
... Swiss guarded the frontier with severity . " Oh ? Why should you not cross in the ordinary way ? You were engaged because your connection with a Swiss firm supplying necessary goods to Germany made it easy for you to travel backwards ...
... Swiss guarded the frontier with severity . " Oh ? Why should you not cross in the ordinary way ? You were engaged because your connection with a Swiss firm supplying necessary goods to Germany made it easy for you to travel backwards ...
Page 173
... Swiss accent is hate- ful beyond words . It could do Mr. Somerville only harm to converse with a Swiss . " " If I were in your place , Mr. Somerville , I would try and persuade my wife to give you lessons . She is , if I may say so , a ...
... Swiss accent is hate- ful beyond words . It could do Mr. Somerville only harm to converse with a Swiss . " " If I were in your place , Mr. Somerville , I would try and persuade my wife to give you lessons . She is , if I may say so , a ...
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