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... interpreter's firm approach to them . They had evidently come before the court with some reason , yet they had a peculiar resistance to explaining what that reason was . " It won't eat the grass anywhere else , " the man answered ...
... interpreter's firm approach to them . They had evidently come before the court with some reason , yet they had a peculiar resistance to explaining what that reason was . " It won't eat the grass anywhere else , " the man answered ...
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... interpreter hastily explained to me that cows are not kept for their milk , but as draught animals . It was stupid of me . I knew quite well that Chinese did not drink cow's milk , but somehow ... a cow .... We were in a mess . " If the ...
... interpreter hastily explained to me that cows are not kept for their milk , but as draught animals . It was stupid of me . I knew quite well that Chinese did not drink cow's milk , but somehow ... a cow .... We were in a mess . " If the ...
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... interpreter snapped at her . " Yes , Magistrate , " the woman said demurely . It was too awful for words . At the very entrance of a woman into the picture , the interpreter's voice had hardened . I did not , of course , know at the ...
... interpreter snapped at her . " Yes , Magistrate , " the woman said demurely . It was too awful for words . At the very entrance of a woman into the picture , the interpreter's voice had hardened . I did not , of course , know at the ...
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A Mandate Conferred | 1 |
The Errant Cow | 16 |
Male Female and One | 36 |
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