Cecil RhodesD. Appleton, 1933 - 179 страници |
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... Groote Schuur was not always conspicuous in the behaviour of its occupants . In 1898 , for instance , when a young reigning Sultan came to call , Rhodes did not take the trouble to receive him , but told a secretary to show the visitor ...
... Groote Schuur was not always conspicuous in the behaviour of its occupants . In 1898 , for instance , when a young reigning Sultan came to call , Rhodes did not take the trouble to receive him , but told a secretary to show the visitor ...
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... Groote Schuur was clearly less ro- mantic than the owner's . Indeed , so fulsome was his fondness for his grounds and the view from them that nobody seems able to write of it without dipping the pen , for the space of a few pages , in ...
... Groote Schuur was clearly less ro- mantic than the owner's . Indeed , so fulsome was his fondness for his grounds and the view from them that nobody seems able to write of it without dipping the pen , for the space of a few pages , in ...
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... Groote Schuur when- ever she felt like it , and offered her the use of his horses to ride . Here again she was clumsy . She took the fullest advantage of his offer , and kept on coming to lunch and dinner . She in- sisted on being shown ...
... Groote Schuur when- ever she felt like it , and offered her the use of his horses to ride . Here again she was clumsy . She took the fullest advantage of his offer , and kept on coming to lunch and dinner . She in- sisted on being shown ...
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