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My Journey Round the World (Volume 2)

Sydney Henry Jones- Parry

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1881 Excerpt: ... 264 CHAPTER XL NEW YORK--FIFTH AVENUE--HOTEL WINDSOR--THE MENU--THE "PERSONAL" COLUMN--THE STORY OF "CHARMS" AND "SCROLL "--STREETS OF NEW YORK--ABSENCE OF CRIME--A LADY LECTURER TAKES ME IN HAND--THE TOBACCO NUISANCE--CUNARD LINE--ARRIVE AT LIVERPOOL--BAD LANGUAGE AND DRUNKENNESS--THE FOOD PRODUCE QUESTION--" BROTHER JONATHAN." llTITH sundry groans and certain visible - - oscillations, the floating monster was brought to a standstill alongside the pier, and I had arrived at New York City. An interesting crucial test was about to be applied, for here I had been promised the restoration of my beloved baggage; that baggage which contained mementoes of thirty thousand miles traversed, that held my money, photos., silks, ivories, &c. I had guarded my brass tickets with as much care and anxiety as if they had been crown jewels. On landing, a tout came up and said, "What hotel, Sir?" I replied, " Windsor Hotel." "All right," he said. "You sit here, give me your ticket, and I'll get your baggage." 1 confidingly gave them, and just as he disappeared, it flashed across my mind that I had done a very foolish thing. I had entrusted my tickets to a perfect stranger, whose face I should never recognise again, and who had quietly told me to sit there till he came back. Everybody had gone from the waitingroom, and I began to feel miserably uncomfortable. At last I found an official, and explained my troubles to him. He asked whether I knew the man. I said "No." He tried to comfort me by saying it would be all right, but I insisted on being taken to where the baggage was being landed. Just as I got there, I saw some one collaring a portmanteau bearing my initials. I rushed at him and found that it was my friendly porter, and that all was right, and I was again in...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with My Journey Round the World (Volume 2). To get started finding My Journey Round the World (Volume 2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1150363118

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1881 Excerpt: ... 264 CHAPTER XL NEW YORK--FIFTH AVENUE--HOTEL WINDSOR--THE MENU--THE "PERSONAL" COLUMN--THE STORY OF "CHARMS" AND "SCROLL "--STREETS OF NEW YORK--ABSENCE OF CRIME--A LADY LECTURER TAKES ME IN HAND--THE TOBACCO NUISANCE--CUNARD LINE--ARRIVE AT LIVERPOOL--BAD LANGUAGE AND DRUNKENNESS--THE FOOD PRODUCE QUESTION--" BROTHER JONATHAN." llTITH sundry groans and certain visible - - oscillations, the floating monster was brought to a standstill alongside the pier, and I had arrived at New York City. An interesting crucial test was about to be applied, for here I had been promised the restoration of my beloved baggage; that baggage which contained mementoes of thirty thousand miles traversed, that held my money, photos., silks, ivories, &c. I had guarded my brass tickets with as much care and anxiety as if they had been crown jewels. On landing, a tout came up and said, "What hotel, Sir?" I replied, " Windsor Hotel." "All right," he said. "You sit here, give me your ticket, and I'll get your baggage." 1 confidingly gave them, and just as he disappeared, it flashed across my mind that I had done a very foolish thing. I had entrusted my tickets to a perfect stranger, whose face I should never recognise again, and who had quietly told me to sit there till he came back. Everybody had gone from the waitingroom, and I began to feel miserably uncomfortable. At last I found an official, and explained my troubles to him. He asked whether I knew the man. I said "No." He tried to comfort me by saying it would be all right, but I insisted on being taken to where the baggage was being landed. Just as I got there, I saw some one collaring a portmanteau bearing my initials. I rushed at him and found that it was my friendly porter, and that all was right, and I was again in...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with My Journey Round the World (Volume 2). To get started finding My Journey Round the World (Volume 2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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