The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435University of Calcutta, 1912 |
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Page 25
... you fire , sir , " said Clavering . " No sir , you will please to fire first , replied the other . " Is your pistol cocked , Mr. Barwell ? " " Yes sir . " " " " You will give me leave to look , sir ; I DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA . 25.
... you fire , sir , " said Clavering . " No sir , you will please to fire first , replied the other . " Is your pistol cocked , Mr. Barwell ? " " Yes sir . " " " " You will give me leave to look , sir ; I DUELLING DAYS IN OLD CALCUTTA . 25.
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will give me leave to look , sir ; I did not hear the drawing of the cock . " He advanced , satisfied himself , looked at the priming too , then retired to his stand , and fired . The ball passed through Barwell's thighs , grazing the ...
will give me leave to look , sir ; I did not hear the drawing of the cock . " He advanced , satisfied himself , looked at the priming too , then retired to his stand , and fired . The ball passed through Barwell's thighs , grazing the ...
Page 32
... looks without being observed . On reaching the field of honour , the intended combatants were placed opposite to each other with loaded pistols in their hands , at twelve paces , while their friendly advisers took up the other corners ...
... looks without being observed . On reaching the field of honour , the intended combatants were placed opposite to each other with loaded pistols in their hands , at twelve paces , while their friendly advisers took up the other corners ...
Page 81
... look out for drawing down unwary swimmers , killing them and devouring their entrails only . The corpses of * Vide Murray's Japan , pp . 64-66 . † Smith's Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan , p . 256 ; p . 270 . those , who have been ...
... look out for drawing down unwary swimmers , killing them and devouring their entrails only . The corpses of * Vide Murray's Japan , pp . 64-66 . † Smith's Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan , p . 256 ; p . 270 . those , who have been ...
Page 94
... looks as if the dinner was not good enough to make you overeat yourself . When the Japanese is having a night out , gets drunk before dinner and not after . Tooth - picks are only used with a hand covering the mouth , and they should ...
... looks as if the dinner was not good enough to make you overeat yourself . When the Japanese is having a night out , gets drunk before dinner and not after . Tooth - picks are only used with a hand covering the mouth , and they should ...
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