A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 63
... sort of fishing is by no means child's - play . Some- times , when a diver has entered a cave , a shark will move so as to prevent his exit , and then his only chance of ever returning to the surface lies in the skill with which he can ...
... sort of fishing is by no means child's - play . Some- times , when a diver has entered a cave , a shark will move so as to prevent his exit , and then his only chance of ever returning to the surface lies in the skill with which he can ...
Page 71
... , the charming Moë , concerning whom even the Frenchmen always speak with unbounded respect , and whose faithful love to her jovial but very trying spouse has con- tinued unshaken , notwithstanding all the homage of one sort.
... , the charming Moë , concerning whom even the Frenchmen always speak with unbounded respect , and whose faithful love to her jovial but very trying spouse has con- tinued unshaken , notwithstanding all the homage of one sort.
Page 72
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. tinued unshaken , notwithstanding all the homage of one sort or another with which she has been loaded , including that of the author of ' South Sea Bubbles . ' Just now every one is anxious about her ...
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. tinued unshaken , notwithstanding all the homage of one sort or another with which she has been loaded , including that of the author of ' South Sea Bubbles . ' Just now every one is anxious about her ...
Page 74
... sort of festal preparation - and now , in ad- dition to these , she has to make all arrangements for the funeral of her loved old friend , whose body will be carried to Moorea to - morrow on board the Seignelay . It will be a terrible ...
... sort of festal preparation - and now , in ad- dition to these , she has to make all arrangements for the funeral of her loved old friend , whose body will be carried to Moorea to - morrow on board the Seignelay . It will be a terrible ...
Page 81
... externally ) , the coffin was carried to the church by French sailors ; and they and their officers were the only persons present , besides the imme- VOL . II . F diate relations , at a sort of preliminary service held.
... externally ) , the coffin was carried to the church by French sailors ; and they and their officers were the only persons present , besides the imme- VOL . II . F diate relations , at a sort of preliminary service held.
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