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Page 213
The dog's improvement was rapid , and he became a great favourite at the bungalow , even to the extent of burying the hatchet with his recent antagonists Mansha Singh and Souvenir , and with the former he was soon fast friends .
The dog's improvement was rapid , and he became a great favourite at the bungalow , even to the extent of burying the hatchet with his recent antagonists Mansha Singh and Souvenir , and with the former he was soon fast friends .
Page 241
They soon grew accustomed to their surroundings and worked happily smashing at the rock . ... It was a desperately slow business to drill holes by hand and split off hard lumps of limestone , but soon the men grew skilful at the work ...
They soon grew accustomed to their surroundings and worked happily smashing at the rock . ... It was a desperately slow business to drill holes by hand and split off hard lumps of limestone , but soon the men grew skilful at the work ...
Page 242
Soon it would be May , and still the uneven rock persisted . We seemed to be scratching down the face of an underwater precipice . It was difficult and dangerous work ; one piece of carelessness and the whole caisson might topple over ...
Soon it would be May , and still the uneven rock persisted . We seemed to be scratching down the face of an underwater precipice . It was difficult and dangerous work ; one piece of carelessness and the whole caisson might topple over ...
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