The Spiral RoadNovel relating the present and past of a group of men and women, doctors and missionaries, working in the jungles of Borneo. |
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Page 140
... Betsy , Betsy , answer , but there was nothing but the wind and the sand . Betsy ! Betsy ! Where are you ! But only the wind , and the roaring of the surf on the banks . His clothes still hung in the shrubs , hers were gone . The sun ...
... Betsy , Betsy , answer , but there was nothing but the wind and the sand . Betsy ! Betsy ! Where are you ! But only the wind , and the roaring of the surf on the banks . His clothes still hung in the shrubs , hers were gone . The sun ...
Page 143
... Betsy Wilders . " " Betsy the Doll , " said the man . " No , " he said . " Betsy Wilders . " " Betsy the Doll , " said the man . “ Big eyes . If you put her on her back , she shuts them . But she doesn't say ' Mamma . " He wanted to hit ...
... Betsy Wilders . " " Betsy the Doll , " said the man . " No , " he said . " Betsy Wilders . " " Betsy the Doll , " said the man . “ Big eyes . If you put her on her back , she shuts them . But she doesn't say ' Mamma . " He wanted to hit ...
Page 171
... Betsy , " he said . " I just couldn't . ” " Have you got another girl ? " " No , Betsy , " he said . " I've got no one except Jesus . " " Shut up ! Shut up ! Shut up ! " she screamed , and slapped his face left and right until his ears ...
... Betsy , " he said . " I just couldn't . ” " Have you got another girl ? " " No , Betsy , " he said . " I've got no one except Jesus . " " Shut up ! Shut up ! Shut up ! " she screamed , and slapped his face left and right until his ears ...
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