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Page 53
... Sultan . . . . ' the patient whispered . ' Tell what illness Sultan suffers .... ' Brits - Jansen slapped the little man's buttocks , answered : ' Nothing , ' and got to his feet . ' You'd better get up , sire , ' he concluded . ' You ...
... Sultan . . . . ' the patient whispered . ' Tell what illness Sultan suffers .... ' Brits - Jansen slapped the little man's buttocks , answered : ' Nothing , ' and got to his feet . ' You'd better get up , sire , ' he concluded . ' You ...
Page 68
... Sultan had diminished in stature , for he could barely peep over the billiard table any more . Perhaps someone since their last meeting had broken his legs . ' I see you , sire , ' Brits - Jansen said , bowing with a rustle of starched ...
... Sultan had diminished in stature , for he could barely peep over the billiard table any more . Perhaps someone since their last meeting had broken his legs . ' I see you , sire , ' Brits - Jansen said , bowing with a rustle of starched ...
Page 69
... Sultan . You certainly would have lots ... ' ' Sultan not old woman ! ' the little man hissed , with unexpected fury . ' Sultan sodom old Queen ! Sultan only likes billiards . ' ' Well , ' Brits - Jansen went on , lamely , ' in that ...
... Sultan . You certainly would have lots ... ' ' Sultan not old woman ! ' the little man hissed , with unexpected fury . ' Sultan sodom old Queen ! Sultan only likes billiards . ' ' Well , ' Brits - Jansen went on , lamely , ' in that ...
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Annema answered arrived asked Atjeh Banjermasin Batavia beer Bert Bert's Betsy Bevers body bottle boy's Breszezinska-Jansen Brits-Jansen Burubi Captain coolies cried darkness djongos doctor door drink Dutch East Indies 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 listening looked Madurese Mamawi mandur Manokwari morning mosquito mouth native never night once opened panting Papuans parang Piet Kramer prahu pulled Rattan realized round 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 turned underneath voice waiting wanted Waterreus whispered wilderness Willem witch doctor Witzenburg