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John Bowers QC. H.M.S. ----
"1923."
PRIVILEGED
ACCORDING TO THEIR LIGHTS
A NAVAL DISCUSSION
THE GUNLAYER
A WAGE SLAVE
AN "ANNUAL."
"OUR ANNUAL."
MASCOTS
THE SPARROW
A WAR WEDDING
A HYMN OF DISGUST
THE "SPECIAL."
BETWEEN TIDES
LIGHT CAVALRY
I
II
A TRINITY
IN THE MORNING
AN AFFAIR OF OUTPOSTS
1917
IN FORTY WEST
A RING AXIOM
CHANCES
I
II
THE QUARTERMASTER
A LANDFALL
NIGHT ROUNDS
IN THE BARRED ZONE
A MATTER OF ROUTINE
WHO CARES?
THE UNCHANGING SEX
TWO CHILDREN
AN URGENT COURTSHIP
LOOKING AFT
GRIT
A MAXIM
FROM A FAR COUNTRY
THE CRISIS
A SEA CHANTY
THE WAR OF ATTRITION
THROUGH AN ADMIRALTY WINDOW
A MOST UNTRUE STORY
Отрывок из книги
It is perhaps unnecessary for me to state the objects and purpose of my journey of last week, as it would be false modesty in me not to recognise the great interest taken by the geologic and antiquarian worlds in my proposed enterprise. For the benefit, however, of those for whose intelligence the so-called "Popular" geologic works are compiled, I will recapitulate some points which are ancient history to my instructed readers.
The winter of 1922 witnessed the greatest geologic change in the earth's surface since the last of the Glacial epochs. Into the causes and general results of this change I do not propose to enter, beyond mentioning my opinion that the theory propounded by Professor Middleton (a theory designed only for one purpose – that of attempting to throw doubt on the data and reasoning of my first monograph on the subject) is not only childish, but based on a fallacy.
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"You did not join me in the prayer, Dunn," he said. "Was it not within the scheme of your religion?"
Dunn put his pipe carefully back in his jumper and took a firmer grip of the keel. "Yes, sir," he said, "it was – but I don't whine when I'm down."
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