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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... arrival was a disappointment . He had gazed his fill at Aden , an untidy stack of colored building bricks , quivering ... arrived , they had nothing to say to each other . They silently watched Enters opening the beer bottles and the ...
... arrival was a disappointment . He had gazed his fill at Aden , an untidy stack of colored building bricks , quivering ... arrived , they had nothing to say to each other . They silently watched Enters opening the beer bottles and the ...
Page 224
... arrived in the hotel , the manager met them , sweating and excited , to tell them that he was very sorry but there had been a slight error . Dr. Jansen could not have a bridal suite unless he was willing to share it with two other ...
... arrived in the hotel , the manager met them , sweating and excited , to tell them that he was very sorry but there had been a slight error . Dr. Jansen could not have a bridal suite unless he was willing to share it with two other ...
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Jan De Hartog. arrived , packed to the brim with delighted employees from the planta- tions ; and then came those who ... arrive ! with the steamer ! in cognito ! " The " in cognito " delighted the planters so much that they hit upon the ...
Jan De Hartog. arrived , packed to the brim with delighted employees from the planta- tions ; and then came those who ... arrive ! with the steamer ! in cognito ! " The " in cognito " delighted the planters so much that they hit upon the ...
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Annema answered arrived asked Atjeh Banjermasin Batavia beer Bert Bert's Betsy Bevers body bottle boy's breath Breszezinska-Jansen Brits-Jansen Burubi Captain coolies darkness djongos doctor door drink eyes face fear feeling fell felt Flabbinga forest Frolick Ganwitz girl hair hand head heard Holland Homo heidelbergensis hour Jansen Javanese jungle kiss knew Kramer Labuan lamp lepers leprosy letter light listening looked Madurese Mamawi mandur Manokwari morning mosquito mouth native never night once opened panting Papuans parang Piet Kramer prahu Promoted to glory pulled Rattan realized rustling Salvarsan Salvation Army Salvationist screamed seemed shoulders silence sleep slowly smell smile smoke sound staring started Stegomyia stood suddenly Sultan talk Teddy thing thought took totok tried tuan underneath voice waiting wanted Waterreus whispered wilderness Willem witch doctor Witzenburg