About three o'clock Margaret presented herself, all dressed to go out, and said that she was going to see her sister, but would be back in time to get tea.
In about three minutes it was jerked with an energy that snapped the wire, but Rachel was immovable.
In about three or four minutes, and just as the young lady's patience was exhausted and her fingers were beginning to itch for another pull at the bell rope, the tardy waiting women appeared.
Having arrived at the hills, in about three miles, we found them abundantly grassed, but very rugged and rocky, of an oolitic limestone formation, with occasionally a light reddish soil covering the rock in the flats and valleys.
In about three miles we saw him coming on alone without them, he said they were a mile further back, and so tired they could not travel.
I think the farthest distant is about three miles; and these are very few, only about half-a-dozen families.
I would not speak to precise figures; but my impression at present is, that the debt at that time might amount to about three rents, or something like £1200.
When I spin the wool myself it takes me a month, but with clean worsted I will make it in about three weeks.
About three-quarters of an hour before midnight; do not forget.
About three in the afternoon of Sunday, December 10th, the force which was intended to clear a path for the army through the lines of Magersfontein moved out upon what proved to be its desperate enterprise.
We had contracted the Boer position from about three miles to less than two.
About three in the afternoon the men were entrained in open trucks under a burning sun, and for some reason, at which the impetuous spirit of the General must have chafed, were kept waiting for three hours.
We started at eight; and after crossing three very high sand ridges, descended into a plain of about three miles in breadth, extending on either hand to the north and south for many miles.
At about three miles we passed a very remarkable and perfectly isolated hill, of about 150 feet in height.
At about three miles, Mr. Poole found himself on an open table land, on which the creek turned to the west.
At about three and a half miles our anticipations were verified by our arriving opposite to an opening leading northwards into the hills.
At about three miles we observed a sand hill in front of us, beyond which no land was to be seen, as if the country dipped, and there was a great hollow.
We had a pleasant ride across the plain which lies between the seashore and Los Angeles, which we reached in about three hours, the infantry following on foot.
In about three miles we came to a negro hut, where I got off and rested till Reynolds could overtake Poyas and bring him back.
In about three days, travelling day and night, we reached Frederick, Maryland.
In fulfilment of her resolution, Lady Valleys, who had returned to Town by a morning train, started with Barbara for the Temple about three in the after noon, and stopped at the doctor's on the way.
We reached the grotto at about threein the afternoon, and proceeded at once to make the experiments.
A stay of one day will be made here, and the voyage continued to Madeira, which will be reached in about three days.
Upon these signals they very kindly brought to, and lay by for me; and in about three hours; time I came up with them.
About three-quarters of an hour after this first scene the infantry, followed by the cavalry, entered the place, which, in a few moments was entirely covered with military.
The successes obtained by Napoleon during his stay of about three months in Spain were certainly very great, and mainly resulted from his own masterly genius and lightning-like rapidity.
About three in the morning he called his domestic servants to him, of which there were four in waiting.
But for some time after, about three weeks, we suffered in our breast every time we ate, and so very, very hungry all the time for more to eat.
He soon returned with the welcome news that there was a well-watered creek on a-head, so saddling up again, they drove on and reached it in about three miles.
At about three miles he came on to a chain of fine lagoons, running parallel to and about four miles from the river.
At about three-quarters of-a-mile from the river they passed a fine lagoon, and at four miles further on a rocky creek running west with some water in it.
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