A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 29
... band entertained the people , we , the unquiet spirits , wandered down to explore the shore , which is over- shadowed by large trees , beneath which we found various kinds of large shells . At noon we drove on to Pueu , where we were ...
... band entertained the people , we , the unquiet spirits , wandered down to explore the shore , which is over- shadowed by large trees , beneath which we found various kinds of large shells . At noon we drove on to Pueu , where we were ...
Page 45
... band fell into the spirit of the thing , and though their afternoon's work fully entitled them to rest , they played at intervals all the way . At the outskirts of the town there was a halt , and in obedience to municipal regulations ...
... band fell into the spirit of the thing , and though their afternoon's work fully entitled them to rest , they played at intervals all the way . At the outskirts of the town there was a halt , and in obedience to municipal regulations ...
Page 53
... bands of black , which terminate in wing - like fins ; and others , still more fascinating , are silvery , with a delicate rosy flush . Some are yellow , striped with violet ; others are pure scarlet , spotted with cobalt . I think my ...
... bands of black , which terminate in wing - like fins ; and others , still more fascinating , are silvery , with a delicate rosy flush . Some are yellow , striped with violet ; others are pure scarlet , spotted with cobalt . I think my ...
Page 72
... band is deserted and the church is empty . Tamatoa himself , and the queen's two sisters , Titaua Brander and Moetia Attwater , are among the sufferers . Mrs Miller and her grown- up sons , Mme . Fayzeau and her children , and all Mrs ...
... band is deserted and the church is empty . Tamatoa himself , and the queen's two sisters , Titaua Brander and Moetia Attwater , are among the sufferers . Mrs Miller and her grown- up sons , Mme . Fayzeau and her children , and all Mrs ...
Page 85
... band to - night , Mr Darsie , manager of the Maison Brandère , expressed his astonishment that I should lose such a chance of seeing the Mar- quesas and the Paumotus , adding that the manager of the business for those groups was going ...
... band to - night , Mr Darsie , manager of the Maison Brandère , expressed his astonishment that I should lose such a chance of seeing the Mar- quesas and the Paumotus , adding that the manager of the business for those groups was going ...
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