Skidars' regiment as had leave to attend the match— about half the native officers, and a hundred or two dark, black-bearded men with the regimental pipers nervously fingering the big, beribboned bagpipes. The Skidars were what they call a Pioneer regiment,... The day's work - Página 42por Rudyard Kipling - 1899Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Rudyard Kipling - 1898 - 380 páginas
...to make sure, each sais was shampooing the legs of his pony to the last minute. Behind the sat'ses sat as many of the Skidars' regiment as had leave...regiment; and the bagpipes made the national music of half the men. The native officers held bundles of polo-sticks, long cane-handled mallets, and as the grand... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - 1898 - 416 páginas
...the match — about half the native officers, and a hundred or two dark, black-bearded men with tho regimental pipers nervously fingering the big beribboned...; and the bagpipes made the national music of half the men. The native officers held bundles of polo-sticks, long cane-handled mallets, and as the grand... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - 1914 - 392 páginas
...the last minute. Behind the saises sat as many of the Skidars' regiment as had leave to attend that match — about half the native officers, and a hundred...regiment; and the bagpipes made the national music of half the men. The native officers held bundles of polo-sticks, long cane-handled mallets, and as the grand-stand... | |
| Rudyard Kipling - 1927 - 422 páginas
...or two dark, black-bearded men with the regimental pipers nervously fingering the big be -ribboned bagpipes. ' The Skidars were what they call a Pioneer...; and the bagpipes made the national music of half the men. The native officers held bundles of polo-sticks, long canehandled mallets, and as the grand... | |
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