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Page 118
... Waimahaka , some forty miles away , and thence by train . So a half - draught horse was harnessed into the shaky shafts of the gig , and the patient made as com- fortable as possible in it . George took post on a hack as scout and ...
... Waimahaka , some forty miles away , and thence by train . So a half - draught horse was harnessed into the shaky shafts of the gig , and the patient made as com- fortable as possible in it . George took post on a hack as scout and ...
Page 119
... Waimahaka . " George , go up to that house and ask for a bed . I'll ring you up bye and by . " So the brothers went on , and George , after turning the hack out in a paddock made his request at the house and was shown to a room by a ...
... Waimahaka . " George , go up to that house and ask for a bed . I'll ring you up bye and by . " So the brothers went on , and George , after turning the hack out in a paddock made his request at the house and was shown to a room by a ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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