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... Malay , and was answered , " Ya tuan , " from an indistinct group that could be made out in the direction of the track . " I have sent Wang for the key and a light , ” he said , in a voice that came out without any particular direction ...
... Malay , and was answered , " Ya tuan , " from an indistinct group that could be made out in the direction of the track . " I have sent Wang for the key and a light , ” he said , in a voice that came out without any particular direction ...
Page 208
... Malay village girls do when going down to bathe in a river . Her shoulders and arms were bare ; one of her tresses , hanging forward , looked almost black against the white skin . As she was taller than the average Malay woman , the ...
... Malay village girls do when going down to bathe in a river . Her shoulders and arms were bare ; one of her tresses , hanging forward , looked almost black against the white skin . As she was taller than the average Malay woman , the ...
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... Malay as we are both equal to . " Your fears are foolish , ' I said to him . " Foolish ? Of course I am foolish , ' he replied . ' If I were a wise man , I would be a merchant with a big hong in Singapore , instead of being a mine ...
... Malay as we are both equal to . " Your fears are foolish , ' I said to him . " Foolish ? Of course I am foolish , ' he replied . ' If I were a wise man , I would be a merchant with a big hong in Singapore , instead of being a mine ...
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