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Page 205
... side ; I thought that if half of us remained on one side while half went over to the other , we could keep the boat bottom down and so easily hang on ; but I could make no one understand . The waves swept over us , and each time the ...
... side ; I thought that if half of us remained on one side while half went over to the other , we could keep the boat bottom down and so easily hang on ; but I could make no one understand . The waves swept over us , and each time the ...
Page 206
... side of the boat fell over us we were equally helpless . Then , I don't know why , for three or four minutes the boat held keel down- wards , and we were able to hold on and rest . I thought the danger was past . It was a precious thing ...
... side of the boat fell over us we were equally helpless . Then , I don't know why , for three or four minutes the boat held keel down- wards , and we were able to hold on and rest . I thought the danger was past . It was a precious thing ...
Page 232
... side of the audience chamber , and we waited for a moment to allow him to get in . He was accompanied by two middle - aged men and a suite , all higgledy- piggledy , with a man holding an umbrella over his head . The audience chamber ...
... side of the audience chamber , and we waited for a moment to allow him to get in . He was accompanied by two middle - aged men and a suite , all higgledy- piggledy , with a man holding an umbrella over his head . The audience chamber ...
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