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... Switzerland to Switzerland , so that his journey might have been to Vevey or to Lausanne ; but he could never be sure that the secret police had not taken note of him , and if he had been followed and seen to land in France , the fact ...
... Switzerland to Switzerland , so that his journey might have been to Vevey or to Lausanne ; but he could never be sure that the secret police had not taken note of him , and if he had been followed and seen to land in France , the fact ...
Page 128
... Switzerland . " Of course she hadn't a passport , so permission to embark was denied her . " " How did she explain that she had no passport ? " " She said she'd forgotten it . She said she had an appointment to see friends in Evian and ...
... Switzerland . " Of course she hadn't a passport , so permission to embark was denied her . " " How did she explain that she had no passport ? " " She said she'd forgotten it . She said she had an appointment to see friends in Evian and ...
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... Switzerland . All this indicated a man of doubtful honesty and un- settled disposition , with no background and of no financial standing ; but the facts were of no importance to anyone till it was discovered that Caypor , certainly from ...
... Switzerland . All this indicated a man of doubtful honesty and un- settled disposition , with no background and of no financial standing ; but the facts were of no importance to anyone till it was discovered that Caypor , certainly from ...
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