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Autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman; Formerly in the Commissariat Department of the Army Under Napoleon

Autobiography of Godfrey Zimmerman; Formerly in the Commissariat Department of the Army Under Napoleon

Zimmerman, Godfrey

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General World History

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ISBN10: 145909381X
ISBN13: 9781459093812
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.12 Width: 9.00 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1852. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... chapter iv. Adventures of the author in England. /vn my arrival in England, as detailed in the last chapter, I remained for a few hours at Gravesend, during which time my attention was chiefly directed to the English boats, which greatly excited my admiration. As I was standing, regarding two of these which were about to proceed to London, a man came up to me, and asked if I would go with him. I said, yes; (this was the only word of the English language I could speak) but I was entirely ignorant of his meaning, as well as of the question addressed to me. I had scarcely uttered the word, when another man asked me the same question, to which I replied in a similar way, imagining that, as the other person went away apparently satisfied after I had said yes, the same response would apply to anything that was addressed to me. When the boats were about to start, the man who had spoken to me first took hold of my arm for the purpose of conducting me on board; but on doing so, the other interfered, saying, have you not promised to go with me f Yes, I replied. Immediately afterwards, the other repeated the question, to which, of course, the same answer was returned; at this they were excessively annoyed, and commenced bullying and dragging me along, when they were interrupted by the captain of the vessel with whom I had come over, who inquired of the men what they required of me. Having been informed by them, he very soon stopped their proceedings, and I went with the man whom I had first seen, and in a few hours arrived in the metropolis. I brought with me from Germany two recommendations, one from a lady to her brother, who was a sugar-baker in an extensive way of business, residing in Whitechapel; the other was from my friend the schoolmaster, and addressed t...

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