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Page 96
... child whom he had never set eyes on in his life , but whom he had come to consider as his own . In the most stark and dangerous moments in the jungle , he had escaped from reality by daydreaming about her . How he would return to ...
... child whom he had never set eyes on in his life , but whom he had come to consider as his own . In the most stark and dangerous moments in the jungle , he had escaped from reality by daydreaming about her . How he would return to ...
Page 194
... child he himself had never set eyes on ? A child that could be his granddaughter , that he had distorted into a preposterous fairy in his dreams ? He forced himself to face reality ; the research on leprosy had to go on , his life's ...
... child he himself had never set eyes on ? A child that could be his granddaughter , that he had distorted into a preposterous fairy in his dreams ? He forced himself to face reality ; the research on leprosy had to go on , his life's ...
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... child flourishing congratulations Dad - mums . He muttered " Thanks ' to the wireless operator , hoping the man would forget about it . But within five minutes , the whole ship knew . He had to stand round after round , shake hands ...
... child flourishing congratulations Dad - mums . He muttered " Thanks ' to the wireless operator , hoping the man would forget about it . But within five minutes , the whole ship knew . He had to stand round after round , shake hands ...
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