The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the AuthorHarper, 1861 - 281 páginas |
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... night , miserable fare , an unclean couch , and constant ap- prehension of attack by robber bands . When she intro- duced herself at Tebris to the English consul , he would not believe that a woman could have achieved such a feat . At ...
... night , miserable fare , an unclean couch , and constant ap- prehension of attack by robber bands . When she intro- duced herself at Tebris to the English consul , he would not believe that a woman could have achieved such a feat . At ...
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... night , and rice parboiled in water for my daily food . Before I take leave of Munich I must relate a funny in- cident that occurred one evening on my leaving the thea- tre . I did not know my way well , and begged a good dame , who ...
... night , and rice parboiled in water for my daily food . Before I take leave of Munich I must relate a funny in- cident that occurred one evening on my leaving the thea- tre . I did not know my way well , and begged a good dame , who ...
Página 64
... night ; but great was the store of bed and table linen . The floors of these rooms must not be dese- crated by shoes ; like the Oriental , the Dutch peasant leaves his slippers at the door . It certainly does not cost him much trouble ...
... night ; but great was the store of bed and table linen . The floors of these rooms must not be dese- crated by shoes ; like the Oriental , the Dutch peasant leaves his slippers at the door . It certainly does not cost him much trouble ...
Página 65
... night . The walls and pillars of the hall are hung with glittering paraphernalia of china , plates , dishes , and metal cans , and even pictures are seen there . The implements for making butter and cheese are ranged in perfect order in ...
... night . The walls and pillars of the hall are hung with glittering paraphernalia of china , plates , dishes , and metal cans , and even pictures are seen there . The implements for making butter and cheese are ranged in perfect order in ...
Página 68
... night the mercury must have sunk some degrees lower . They told me , however , that this year was an exceptionally cold one , and strong north winds were continually blowing . From the Hague I made a few excursions - one to the city of ...
... night the mercury must have sunk some degrees lower . They told me , however , that this year was an exceptionally cold one , and strong north winds were continually blowing . From the Hague I made a few excursions - one to the city of ...
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Página 146 - Some let these tails hang all about their heads, while others unite them into bands or bunches, so as to cover the whole head. This kind of head-dress takes a good deal of time in preparing, particularly in the cases of the richer Malagaseys, who have their hair plaited into an infinite number of these little tails. On the head of one of these native beauties I counted above sixty plaits. The good lady's slaves must have had a good day's work in bringing them to the right pitch of perfection. On...