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Page 127
... stood square in his path . It was evident that this house must be bought ; but how this could be managed was not so clear , for I knew from long experience how difficult it is to deal with an Oriental . I therefore called in to my aid ...
... stood square in his path . It was evident that this house must be bought ; but how this could be managed was not so clear , for I knew from long experience how difficult it is to deal with an Oriental . I therefore called in to my aid ...
Page 222
... stood on an eminence or on a rock hanging over the sea , consisted generally of two vaulted chambers , the outer of which was completely open by a wide arched entrance to the air . It communicated by an arched doorway with an inner ...
... stood on an eminence or on a rock hanging over the sea , consisted generally of two vaulted chambers , the outer of which was completely open by a wide arched entrance to the air . It communicated by an arched doorway with an inner ...
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... stood . The whole place was a terrace retrieved from the rock . We went round the tumulus ; the stones cut sharply into our shoe leather ; for the whole hill is covered with regular , artificially cut pieces of limestone just like our ...
... stood . The whole place was a terrace retrieved from the rock . We went round the tumulus ; the stones cut sharply into our shoe leather ; for the whole hill is covered with regular , artificially cut pieces of limestone just like our ...
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