The Beach of FalesáWhen a seaman settles on a Pacific island to trade luxury items for copra, he is nearly ruined by jealous, demonic fellow trader. |
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... Case's voice , sharp , hard , im- perative . He speaks in the native tongue . Faavo drops Wiltshire's hand and runs , with a strange half - dragging , half - scuttling movement out of the room through the curtain of beads . Case is ...
... Case's voice , sharp , hard , im- perative . He speaks in the native tongue . Faavo drops Wiltshire's hand and runs , with a strange half - dragging , half - scuttling movement out of the room through the curtain of beads . Case is ...
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... , indomitable figure . ร The missionary is standing outside Case's bun- galow . The doors along the veranda are closed . Missionary , calling sternly : " Come out , Mr. Case . " 85 And Case's voice answers mockingly from with- in : "
... , indomitable figure . ร The missionary is standing outside Case's bun- galow . The doors along the veranda are closed . Missionary , calling sternly : " Come out , Mr. Case . " 85 And Case's voice answers mockingly from with- in : "
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... Case : " An open umbrella indoors brings bad luck . " The missionary lowers his umbrella , closes it , his sharp eyes staring under their spiky bushes into the darkness , from which Case's voice comes lightly and banteringly . Case ...
... Case : " An open umbrella indoors brings bad luck . " The missionary lowers his umbrella , closes it , his sharp eyes staring under their spiky bushes into the darkness , from which Case's voice comes lightly and banteringly . Case ...
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aieee beach of Falesá boat bottle breadfruit bush Captain Randall Case's voice certina chanting chief in pajamas cigar club foot coconut concertina crowd dark dead devil door dress drink drunk eyes Faavo face ferns fiddle flowers frightened Galoshes ghost note girls glass goes ground grove hair hand head island Johnny Adams Kanakan lantern laughs Little Jack living room loads of copra Maea Missionary Mister moves nearer night nods old chief palm Papeete path pith helmet priest puts rises room of Wiltshire's says sea fowl Second Native Boy shakes shire shoulder side silent singing slowly smile smoke softly sound South Sea speaks squatted staring stops suddenly surf taboo Tahuku takes tattooed tell There's Tiapolo trading room trees turns Uma's veranda steps village What's Wilt Wiltshire comes Wiltshire looks Wiltshire stands Wiltshire walks Wiltshire's bungalow wind woman women