The Wild PalmsChatto & Windus, 1952 - 315 pàgines |
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Pàgina 70
... head he spoke to the plump convict . " Tell him , " he said . 66 He was the one that said he could row a boat , " the plump convict said . " I never . I told him myself ” —he indicated the deputy warden with a jerk of his head— “ I ...
... head he spoke to the plump convict . " Tell him , " he said . 66 He was the one that said he could row a boat , " the plump convict said . " I never . I told him myself ” —he indicated the deputy warden with a jerk of his head— “ I ...
Pàgina 140
... head be- tween his knees , trying to stanch the fresh and apparently inexhaustible flow of blood from his nose with handfuls of water . The woman ceased paddling , the skiff drifted on , slowing , while she looked about . We're done out ...
... head be- tween his knees , trying to stanch the fresh and apparently inexhaustible flow of blood from his nose with handfuls of water . The woman ceased paddling , the skiff drifted on , slowing , while she looked about . We're done out ...
Pàgina 162
... head into its thunderous climax . Then only did he turn his head . His stroke did not falter , it neither slowed nor increased ; still paddling with that spent hypnotic steadiness , he saw the swimming deer . He did not know what it was ...
... head into its thunderous climax . Then only did he turn his head . His stroke did not falter , it neither slowed nor increased ; still paddling with that spent hypnotic steadiness , he saw the swimming deer . He did not know what it was ...
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