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 17
... Wait , " he said ; " wait . " The other paused ; they stood facing one another , lean- ing a little into the dark wind filled with the wild dry sound of the palms . " I offered to pay you , " the other said . " Isn't five enough ? And ...
... Wait , " he said ; " wait . " The other paused ; they stood facing one another , lean- ing a little into the dark wind filled with the wild dry sound of the palms . " I offered to pay you , " the other said . " Isn't five enough ? And ...
Pàgina 201
... Wait ! " Charlotte cried . " Wait ! " They paused ; they watched her once more as the crayon moved , and now , at the rear of the throng waiting outside the closed window Wilbourne saw his own face emerge from be- neath the flying chalk ...
... Wait ! " Charlotte cried . " Wait ! " They paused ; they watched her once more as the crayon moved , and now , at the rear of the throng waiting outside the closed window Wilbourne saw his own face emerge from be- neath the flying chalk ...
Pàgina 220
... wait a minute , until my hand - Look . It wont stop . I cant make it stop.❞ " All right . We'll wait a minute . It's 220 WILD PALMS.
... wait a minute , until my hand - Look . It wont stop . I cant make it stop.❞ " All right . We'll wait a minute . It's 220 WILD PALMS.
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