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 100
... drink left . " Charlotte's , " McCord said . " She can drink to the Wagon , the long drouth . " " I'm happy now , " Wilbourne said . " I know exactly where I am going . It's perfectly straight , between two rows of cans and sacks ...
... drink left . " Charlotte's , " McCord said . " She can drink to the Wagon , the long drouth . " " I'm happy now , " Wilbourne said . " I know exactly where I am going . It's perfectly straight , between two rows of cans and sacks ...
Pàgina 131
... drinks on the table and went away . Wilbourne raised his ginger ale . " To freedom . " " I would , " McCord snarled . " You'll probably be able to drink to a lot of it before you see any of it again . And in water too , not even in soda ...
... drinks on the table and went away . Wilbourne raised his ginger ale . " To freedom . " " I would , " McCord snarled . " You'll probably be able to drink to a lot of it before you see any of it again . And in water too , not even in soda ...
Pàgina 215
... Drink it . Drink all you can . " " God , " she said . " You cant dance , can you ? " “ No , ” he said . “ Yes . Yes , I can dance . " They moved about the floor , bumped and shoved and bumping and shoving , somnambulistic and sometimes ...
... Drink it . Drink all you can . " " God , " she said . " You cant dance , can you ? " “ No , ” he said . “ Yes . Yes , I can dance . " They moved about the floor , bumped and shoved and bumping and shoving , somnambulistic and sometimes ...
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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