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Page 214
... and discovered a small throng of shopkeepers and bazaar scallywags squatting round a blazing fire complacently watching the last of the British Raj , in the form of their cast - off clothes , going up in smoke .
... and discovered a small throng of shopkeepers and bazaar scallywags squatting round a blazing fire complacently watching the last of the British Raj , in the form of their cast - off clothes , going up in smoke .
Page 239
Inch by inch it sank , and , as I watched fascinated by the wonder of it , I became aware of discomfort in my ears . Pema touched my arm and threw his ... exclaimed Pema , who had been watching me anxiously . " Your ears are clear ?
Inch by inch it sank , and , as I watched fascinated by the wonder of it , I became aware of discomfort in my ears . Pema touched my arm and threw his ... exclaimed Pema , who had been watching me anxiously . " Your ears are clear ?
Page 267
The Chief Commissioner heard soon after daybreak that the Enterprise was gone , and hurried down to the shore to find an excited crowd , soldiers and civilians , British and Indian , watching the wreck on the reef .
The Chief Commissioner heard soon after daybreak that the Enterprise was gone , and hurried down to the shore to find an excited crowd , soldiers and civilians , British and Indian , watching the wreck on the reef .
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