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Page 84
... Maramma ( i.e. , the Moon ) , is to start for Honolulu on Saturday , so that settles the time of my departure from Tahiti . It is also announced that on Thursday the Seignelay is to be sent off to the Marquesas , to convey a force of ...
... Maramma ( i.e. , the Moon ) , is to start for Honolulu on Saturday , so that settles the time of my departure from Tahiti . It is also announced that on Thursday the Seignelay is to be sent off to the Marquesas , to convey a force of ...
Page 86
... farewell entertainment , as Mrs Brander's son Aleck and Mr Darsie both go to Honolulu in the Maramma ( the latter en route to England ) . They too are going to see the vol- DOUBTS . 87 canoes ; but if they are rightly 86 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... farewell entertainment , as Mrs Brander's son Aleck and Mr Darsie both go to Honolulu in the Maramma ( the latter en route to England ) . They too are going to see the vol- DOUBTS . 87 canoes ; but if they are rightly 86 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 91
... Maramma is to start in an hour , but will leave me to revel in South Sea loveliness till her next trip . This morning , just as I was putting the finishing - touches to my packing -I must confess very much contre - cœur , and quite in ...
... Maramma is to start in an hour , but will leave me to revel in South Sea loveliness till her next trip . This morning , just as I was putting the finishing - touches to my packing -I must confess very much contre - cœur , and quite in ...
Page 92
... Maramma returns , and is again sent to Honolulu . Now that it is all settled , I feel quite satisfied and reprieved ; so instead of a long letter written on board ship , I must despatch this as it is . We are just hurrying to the wharf ...
... Maramma returns , and is again sent to Honolulu . Now that it is all settled , I feel quite satisfied and reprieved ; so instead of a long letter written on board ship , I must despatch this as it is . We are just hurrying to the wharf ...
Page 144
... Maramma sail for Honolulu , and each morning I awake with a feeling of pleasure that I am still in this delightful isle . Would that you could look on the lovely scene on which my eyes rest with the first glimmer of dawn , and which now ...
... Maramma sail for Honolulu , and each morning I awake with a feeling of pleasure that I am still in this delightful isle . Would that you could look on the lovely scene on which my eyes rest with the first glimmer of dawn , and which now ...
Common terms and phrases
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