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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... sound , a small clattering that he could not place . Fear froze his body , cold sweat broke out on his forehead . He listened for a long time ; then he realized that the sound came from below . He looked down and saw the half - turned ...
... sound , a small clattering that he could not place . Fear froze his body , cold sweat broke out on his forehead . He listened for a long time ; then he realized that the sound came from below . He looked down and saw the half - turned ...
Page 153
... sound . On the landing he stood still and listened . Not a sound came from the rooms ; the music and the laughter sounded far away . When he opened the door to her room , the hinges squeaked and the nape of his neck tingled . Then he ...
... sound . On the landing he stood still and listened . Not a sound came from the rooms ; the music and the laughter sounded far away . When he opened the door to her room , the hinges squeaked and the nape of his neck tingled . Then he ...
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... sound of blows and something heavy rumbled down the stairs ; the weak wailing that followed was drowned by slamming doors , running feet , voices ; twice a woman screamed . He lay listening with his heart in his mouth , forgetting his ...
... sound of blows and something heavy rumbled down the stairs ; the weak wailing that followed was drowned by slamming doors , running feet , voices ; twice a woman screamed . He lay listening with his heart in his mouth , forgetting his ...
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