Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 297William Blackwood, 1965 |
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Page 125
... night . The prospect of seventeen hours in its belly did not bear considering . We were towed out backwards , then all the waves of the Pacific began thundering at our flanks . The monster quivered and moved out . In a holding bay it ...
... night . The prospect of seventeen hours in its belly did not bear considering . We were towed out backwards , then all the waves of the Pacific began thundering at our flanks . The monster quivered and moved out . In a holding bay it ...
Page 129
... night was upon us . Occasional growls of thunder rolled amongst the hills and echoed down the valleys . Presently a wavering light appeared on the heights above , so the jaga - luan shouted and was answered in Dayak by someone on the ...
... night was upon us . Occasional growls of thunder rolled amongst the hills and echoed down the valleys . Presently a wavering light appeared on the heights above , so the jaga - luan shouted and was answered in Dayak by someone on the ...
Page 137
... nights in long - houses , but I shall never forget that first night up river when it seemed as though all nature was in league against me . Sarawak is a country of contradictions . full of surprises , and although some- times squalid by ...
... nights in long - houses , but I shall never forget that first night up river when it seemed as though all nature was in league against me . Sarawak is a country of contradictions . full of surprises , and although some- times squalid by ...
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