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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aint already began believe beneath black wind blinked boat breath Buckner Cajan cant carrying ceased Charlotte cigarette coat cold cottonfield cried damned dark deputy doctor dollars door drink eyes face feet flat glare going gunwales hand hard Harry head hear heard hell hip boots hold instant knew levee light Listen live looked McCord move neath never niggers night nurses oleander once Orleans outrage paddle palm pantomime pilot house pirogue pistol plump convict quietly realised returned Rittenmeyer seemed sitting skiff sleep smell smoke snow sorghum sound squatted stared steadily steamboat stood stopped stove talking tall convict tell thinking thought told took train trees truck trying turned vanished Vicksburg violently voice wait waked walk Warden watched wife Wilbourne wild Wild Palms wind window woman wont