In Ceylon I had a black nurse who wet - nursed me. Years later I was told by my father that she said of me:"This boy plenty belly, big stick." (Christopher Vokes)

In Ceylon I had a black nurse who wet - nursed me. Years later I was told by my father that she said of me:"This boy plenty belly, big stick."

Christopher Vokes

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