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You will expect to hear that it was one of the three midshipmen; and will be conjecturing whether it was Harry Blount, Terence O'Connor, or Colin Macpherson.

From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne

You will expect to hear that it was one of the three midshipmen; and will be conjecturing whether it was Harry Blount, Terence O’Connor, or Colin Macpherson.

From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne

You will be conjecturing that he looked out for a tall sapling, of sufficient length to reach the ledge, and then afterwards ascertained the number of feet and inches of the sapling.

From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne