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... manner of intrigues ; agents of the secret service , spies , revolutionaries and agitators in- fested the hotels of the principal towns and , jealous of their neutrality , they were determined to prevent con- duct that might embroil ...
... manner of intrigues ; agents of the secret service , spies , revolutionaries and agitators in- fested the hotels of the principal towns and , jealous of their neutrality , they were determined to prevent con- duct that might embroil ...
Page 118
... manner the shabby and commonplace life he had led till the hazards of war raised him to a position of consequence . He was glad to be in that fashionable restaurant cheek by jowl with persons who bore great or distinguished names , but ...
... manner the shabby and commonplace life he had led till the hazards of war raised him to a position of consequence . He was glad to be in that fashionable restaurant cheek by jowl with persons who bore great or distinguished names , but ...
Page 244
... manner . It was a legitimate act of war . It not only hindered the manufacture of arms and muni . tions , but also shook the morale of the non - combatants . It was not of course a thing that the big - wigs cared to have anything to do ...
... manner . It was a legitimate act of war . It not only hindered the manufacture of arms and muni . tions , but also shook the morale of the non - combatants . It was not of course a thing that the big - wigs cared to have anything to do ...
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