The Spiral RoadNovel relating the present and past of a group of men and women, doctors and missionaries, working in the jungles of Borneo. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 127
... looked over his shoulder and saw the photographer stare at him over a black curtain in the shop window , like a head on a plate . He looked the other way , and saw a policeman approaching . He wiped the sweat off his face , but while ...
... looked over his shoulder and saw the photographer stare at him over a black curtain in the shop window , like a head on a plate . He looked the other way , and saw a policeman approaching . He wiped the sweat off his face , but while ...
Page 146
... looked up and the white thing dis- appeared . It was a face . He swallowed , but did not move . Thy years are throughout all generations . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands ...
... looked up and the white thing dis- appeared . It was a face . He swallowed , but did not move . Thy years are throughout all generations . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands ...
Page 163
... looked down into the black mirror of the canal . The trees lay reflected like ostrich feathers ; between them he saw a white face . The face terrified him ; he could not see who it was , but the finger in the nape of his neck pressed ...
... looked down into the black mirror of the canal . The trees lay reflected like ostrich feathers ; between them he saw a white face . The face terrified him ; he could not see who it was , but the finger in the nape of his neck pressed ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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