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... Miles passed him . Anywhere near the front would do . Jim Handley went past , Jim Miles , Lou Farmer . They all went past . And as Jack's great feet crossed the finishing line three chains ahead of his nearest rival , Harry slowed to a ...
... Miles passed him . Anywhere near the front would do . Jim Handley went past , Jim Miles , Lou Farmer . They all went past . And as Jack's great feet crossed the finishing line three chains ahead of his nearest rival , Harry slowed to a ...
Page 71
... Jack Miles , for instance , went over to Africa and won the Boer war , or so the children believed . He appeared at the school one day and gave the children a short account of how it was done , the pupils gathering valuable hints on how ...
... Jack Miles , for instance , went over to Africa and won the Boer war , or so the children believed . He appeared at the school one day and gave the children a short account of how it was done , the pupils gathering valuable hints on how ...
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... Jack started it , Joe Miles en- dorsed it , Donald followed it up , others were in favour , and the thing was done . There was a week of whisper- ing that bespoke planning ; and on Sunday at 8 a.m. you could not have found any of these ...
... Jack started it , Joe Miles en- dorsed it , Donald followed it up , others were in favour , and the thing was done . There was a week of whisper- ing that bespoke planning ; and on Sunday at 8 a.m. you could not have found any of these ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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