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No woman seems ever to have been as dear to him as Pickering was. Commonly
spoken of as a woman-hater, Rhodes was very shy in the presence of women,
and they often made him blush. He seems to have had a boyish respect for them
...
No woman seems ever to have been as dear to him as Pickering was. Commonly
spoken of as a woman-hater, Rhodes was very shy in the presence of women,
and they often made him blush. He seems to have had a boyish respect for them
...
Страница 38
When Rhodes admired women, it was not so much for their beauty as for their
brains or character or tact. He often ran away from them in selfdefence, and when
asked why he did not marry, he 'appeared quite shy' and said that he was too ...
When Rhodes admired women, it was not so much for their beauty as for their
brains or character or tact. He often ran away from them in selfdefence, and when
asked why he did not marry, he 'appeared quite shy' and said that he was too ...
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“Why," he asked, 'had the Matabele killed white women and children? That was
not right; that was not the work of brave men; that was the work of dogs.” This was
not a very good line to take, and Somabulane quickly exposed its weakness.
“Why," he asked, 'had the Matabele killed white women and children? That was
not right; that was not the work of brave men; that was the work of dogs.” This was
not a very good line to take, and Somabulane quickly exposed its weakness.
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