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...al in 1908 and it was published in the Fall of that year. At that time the aeroplane was, for most people, merely a rumour and the “Sausage” held the ... ...under and rounder—balloons in course of inflation for the South of England Aero Club’s Saturday-afternoon ascent. “They goes up every Saturday,” said ... ...e was turning her disturbing attention to the sky. The first great boom in aeronautics was beginning. Grubb and Bert heard of it in a music-hall, then... ...raph, then Bert’s imagination was stimulated by a sixpenny edition of that aeronautic classic, Mr. George Griffith’s “Clipper of the Clouds,” and so t... ...rect window-ticket style, and Grubb put in the window this in- scription, “Aeroplanes made and repaired.” It quite upset Tom—it seemed taking one’s sh... ...several sealed bottles of sterilized milk, much mineral water, two tins of biscuits and a crock of very stale cakes, cigarettes in great quantity but ... ... “for a bit, anyhow.” He sat on the vendor’s seat and regaled himself with biscuits and milk, and felt for a moment quite contented. “Quite restful,” ... ... the food had vanished except one measured ration of corned beef and three biscuits. He regarded this with open eyes and mouth. The kitten appeared fr... ...lated wrath for a moment or so, then seized the plate in one hand, and the biscuits in another, and went in search of the Prince, breathing vile words...

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...e balloon, and every now and then vented his feelings of reverence for the aero- naut, by saying, as he looked round to catch somebody’s eye, ‘He’s a ... ...o the usual spirit apparatus, are two or three little baskets of cakes and biscuits, which are carefully secured at top with wicker-work, to prevent t... ...ours, leaning on great, dropsical, mildewed umbrellas, or eating Abernethy biscuits. Nobody speaks to them, nor they to any one. On consideration, we ...

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...e balloon, and every now and then vented his feelings of reverence for the aero- naut, by saying, as he looked round to catch somebody’s eye, ‘He’s a ... ...o the usual spirit apparatus, are two or three little baskets of cakes and biscuits, which are carefully secured at top with wicker-work, to prevent t... ...ours, leaning on great, dropsical, mildewed umbrellas, or eating Abernethy biscuits. Nobody speaks to them, nor they to any one. On consideration, we ...

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...os riding — Character of Inhabitants — Rio Plata — Flocks of Butterflies — Aeronaut Spiders — Phosphorescence of the Sea — Port Desire — Guanaco — Por... ...not appear to me to be in- cluded in any of Latreille’s genera. The little aero- naut as soon as it arrived on board was very active, running about, s... ...ion, that Captain Moresby confined one in a strong tin-box, which had held biscuits, the lid being secured with wire; but the crab turned down the edg...