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... stoep of his new farm Boekenhoutfontein , in Rustenburg , and heard the news . He , who had spent his life attacking natives in the mountains with a handful of men and the faithful old four - pounder in his big hands ! A few days after ...
... stoep of his new farm Boekenhoutfontein , in Rustenburg , and heard the news . He , who had spent his life attacking natives in the mountains with a handful of men and the faithful old four - pounder in his big hands ! A few days after ...
Page 189
... stoep . His day would begin at 4 a.m. , when he and ' Sina and some of the many grandchildren who were always in the house , would hold a short service together . The coloured servants attended as well . Then at five o'clock he was ...
... stoep . His day would begin at 4 a.m. , when he and ' Sina and some of the many grandchildren who were always in the house , would hold a short service together . The coloured servants attended as well . Then at five o'clock he was ...
Page 253
... stoep in Summer , and on the back stoep ( with a northern aspect to gain the sun ) in winter , he would tell her of all his political and personal worries . He kept no affairs of State from her . She advised him on all his problems ...
... stoep in Summer , and on the back stoep ( with a northern aspect to gain the sun ) in winter , he would tell her of all his political and personal worries . He kept no affairs of State from her . She advised him on all his problems ...
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