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 259
... head clamped against his jaw , the furious tail lashing and flailing , the knife in his other hand probing for the life and finding it , the hot fierce gush : and now sitting be- side the profound up - bellied carcass , his head again ...
... head clamped against his jaw , the furious tail lashing and flailing , the knife in his other hand probing for the life and finding it , the hot fierce gush : and now sitting be- side the profound up - bellied carcass , his head again ...
Pàgina 286
... head away from his hand . “ All right , ” she said . " I'm holding on . You say the ambulance is coming ? " " Yes . In a minute we will hear it . Let me " She rolled her head again away from the handkerchief . " All right . Now get to ...
... head away from his hand . “ All right , ” she said . " I'm holding on . You say the ambulance is coming ? " " Yes . In a minute we will hear it . Let me " She rolled her head again away from the handkerchief . " All right . Now get to ...
Pàgina 321
... head jerking and trembling , the head of an old man indeed now . Then he sank slowly back , his head jerking as the heads of old men do . But his voice was quite calm , cold : " Give that man protection out of town . See that he leaves ...
... head jerking and trembling , the head of an old man indeed now . Then he sank slowly back , his head jerking as the heads of old men do . But his voice was quite calm , cold : " Give that man protection out of town . See that he leaves ...
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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