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 128
... girl with a big hat got in , so he sat down again . He would wait one more stop , for now there was someone he could look at ; so far , there had only been his reflection in the window . The girl was panting ; she must have been running ...
... girl with a big hat got in , so he sat down again . He would wait one more stop , for now there was someone he could look at ; so far , there had only been his reflection in the window . The girl was panting ; she must have been running ...
Page 142
... girl was now , as if she did not care to know , the door at the other end of the hall was suddenly opened and a ... girl . " The policemen looked at each other and the first one asked : " Your girl ? Where does she live ? " When he ...
... girl was now , as if she did not care to know , the door at the other end of the hall was suddenly opened and a ... girl . " The policemen looked at each other and the first one asked : " Your girl ? Where does she live ? " When he ...
Page 208
... girl : pointed ears , sharp nose , flabby breasts and bowlegs , and if she was a Communist one thing was certain ... girls here , sire . Won't that bother you ? " The Sultan pocketed the 208 THE SPIRAL ROAD.
... girl : pointed ears , sharp nose , flabby breasts and bowlegs , and if she was a Communist one thing was certain ... girls here , sire . Won't that bother you ? " The Sultan pocketed the 208 THE SPIRAL ROAD.
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