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... body in order to see who was there , beckoned him to come nearer . The amah had taken up position at the head of the bed and started cooling the body with a fan of peacocks ' feathers . She waved with slow , curtsying movements ...
... body in order to see who was there , beckoned him to come nearer . The amah had taken up position at the head of the bed and started cooling the body with a fan of peacocks ' feathers . She waved with slow , curtsying movements ...
Page 49
... body , half under water . Two thin arms pointed at the sky , and the current made rings round two drawn - up knees . The head was submerged ; its hair floated on the water like weeds . But it was not death that made them all stare at the ...
... body , half under water . Two thin arms pointed at the sky , and the current made rings round two drawn - up knees . The head was submerged ; its hair floated on the water like weeds . But it was not death that made them all stare at the ...
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... body on the white sheet . He had just finished examining her , as he had examined her hundreds of times , but instead of straighten- ing up with a sigh and patting her on the shoulder , he had edged slowly away from her with a sudden ...
... body on the white sheet . He had just finished examining her , as he had examined her hundreds of times , but instead of straighten- ing up with a sigh and patting her on the shoulder , he had edged slowly away from her with a sudden ...
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