The Wild PalmsRandom House, 1939 - 337 pàgines In the rural wasteland of the South two inmates escape from a penitentiary, and two lovers, Harry Wilbourne and Charlotte Rittenmeyer, run away together. These two stories, played against each other, portray four desperate people trying to flee from poverty, decadence, and the violence of a world from which there is no escape. |
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Pàgina 98
... McCord , played the flash- light upon the passing midnight lawns . " There's one , she said . " I don't see it , " McCord said . " Look at that fence . Did you ever hear of an iron fence with a wreath of pansies in each panel that didn ...
... McCord , played the flash- light upon the passing midnight lawns . " There's one , she said . " I don't see it , " McCord said . " Look at that fence . Did you ever hear of an iron fence with a wreath of pansies in each panel that didn ...
Pàgina 100
... McCord said . " Let's eat . " They unloaded the car and carried the things in and started a fire in the stove , then while Charlotte cooked breakfast Wilbourne and McCord carried the bottle down to the water and squatted . They drank ...
... McCord said . " Let's eat . " They unloaded the car and carried the things in and started a fire in the stove , then while Charlotte cooked breakfast Wilbourne and McCord carried the bottle down to the water and squatted . They drank ...
Pàgina 130
... McCord , her face raised . " Good night , Mac . " Then McCord moved and kissed her . She stepped back , turning ; they watched her enter the vestibule and vanish . Then Wil- bourne also knew that McCord knew he would never see her again ...
... McCord , her face raised . " Good night , Mac . " Then McCord moved and kissed her . She stepped back , turning ; they watched her enter the vestibule and vanish . Then Wil- bourne also knew that McCord knew he would never see her again ...
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