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 119
... arms rigid , his face still turned upward , his lips lifted away from his rigid teeth . God , he thought . God help her . God help her . They left snow at the lake , though before they reached Chicago they had overtaken the end of the ...
... arms rigid , his face still turned upward , his lips lifted away from his rigid teeth . God , he thought . God help her . God help her . They left snow at the lake , though before they reached Chicago they had overtaken the end of the ...
Pàgina 173
... arms raised , croaking harshly . He heard the startled shout , " There's one of them ! " , the command , the clash of equipment , the alarmed cry : " There he goes ! There he goes ! " " Yes ! " he cried , running , plunging , " here I ...
... arms raised , croaking harshly . He heard the startled shout , " There's one of them ! " , the command , the clash of equipment , the alarmed cry : " There he goes ! There he goes ! " " Yes ! " he cried , running , plunging , " here I ...
Pàgina 176
... arm's length , he watching the deer now , watching the deer begin to rise out of the water bodily until it was ... arms , dragging her out of the boat , plunging and panting after the vanished deer . Now earth actually appeared an ...
... arm's length , he watching the deer now , watching the deer begin to rise out of the water bodily until it was ... arms , dragging her out of the boat , plunging and panting after the vanished deer . Now earth actually appeared an ...
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actually aint already arms began believe beneath beside better boat body breath called cant carrying ceased Charlotte closed cold coming completely convict damned dark doctor dollars dont door drink entered eyes face feel feet four give going gone half hand hard Harry head hear heard hold hundred instant It's keep knew later leave light Listen live looked McCord mean merely move never night officer once paddle passed perhaps plump presently quietly remember returned running seemed seen side sitting skiff sleep smell sound standing stood stopped talking tall tell That's thing thinking thought told took train trees trying turned voice wait walk wall Warden watched weeks wife Wilbourne wild wind window woman wont