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 101
... letter he had wanted to copy , but they had not given him the chance to do so . They wanted him to advise them . He had , the mon- strous hypocrite , sat thinking for a long time , scratching his beard , reading that letter again and ...
... letter he had wanted to copy , but they had not given him the chance to do so . They wanted him to advise them . He had , the mon- strous hypocrite , sat thinking for a long time , scratching his beard , reading that letter again and ...
Page 251
... letter from the Royal Archae- ological Society in which he was advised of his nomination as honorary member of that institution in recognition of his discovery of the oldest urn in the archipelago . The letter closed with the request ...
... letter from the Royal Archae- ological Society in which he was advised of his nomination as honorary member of that institution in recognition of his discovery of the oldest urn in the archipelago . The letter closed with the request ...
Page 273
... letter that minced no words , scolding her in a clinical fashion , but she did not answer . Then he wrote a second letter , full of apologies and sentimentality and old memories ending with , Come on , old girl , don't let's be silly ...
... letter that minced no words , scolding her in a clinical fashion , but she did not answer . Then he wrote a second letter , full of apologies and sentimentality and old memories ending with , Come on , old girl , don't let's be silly ...
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