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.................... 34 THE SHIP THAT FOUND HERSELF......................................................................................... 53 THE TOMB OF HIS ANCESTORS ............................................................................................ 68 THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA ........................................................................................

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........................ 76 KATE?S PASSAGE OVER THE ANDES ................................................................................... 102 FLIGHT OF A TARTAR TRIBE.................................................................................................. 140 Volume Two ................................................................. 189 SYSTEM OF THE HEAVENS AS...

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...cs Series Publication Evan Harrington by George Meredith is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnis... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any per- son using this document file, for any purpose, and in... ...ly liked, evinces a peculiar construction of mortal. Mr. Melchisedec, whom people in private called the great Mel, had been at once the sad dog of Lym... ...t a man who wishes to pass off for more than he is, Kilne, and impose upon people,” he says, “he’s contemptible, Kilne! contempt- ible!” So that, you ... ...id: ‘Here, take poor Jacko, and comfort him till I come back.’ Jacko was a middle-sized South American monkey, and had been a pet of her husband’s. He... ...r Jacko, and comfort him till I come back.’ Jacko was a middle-sized South American monkey, and had been a pet of her husband’s. He was supposed to be... ...m; I’m drunk!’ Dandy repeated, and pitched forward on the bed-post, in the middle of an oath. She understood that it was pure kindness on Dandy’s part... ...n, congratulated the river Thames at my not setting it on fire in my rapid descent, and extended to me the three fin- gers of affectionate farewell. “... ... folly will lurk and sprout to con- found us; though, like the cock in the eastern tale, we peck up zealously all but that one! The carriage rolled ov...

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...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION O...

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