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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... dead . . . all . . . dead . . . ” Case : " And three wives in Tahiti . How are the mighty fallen ! " Wiltshire : " What happened to him ? ” Case : " I think he fell into bad company . " Suddenly from outside the veranda , there is a ...
... dead . . . all . . . dead . . . ” Case : " And three wives in Tahiti . How are the mighty fallen ! " Wiltshire : " What happened to him ? ” Case : " I think he fell into bad company . " Suddenly from outside the veranda , there is a ...
Page 98
... dead can't - I see . " Uma asks another question of Faavo , in native , and Faavo answers . Uma : " She says the dead say you are good . " Wiltshire : " Thanks . " Uma : " She says the dead tell her to trust you . Faavo has twenty ...
... dead can't - I see . " Uma asks another question of Faavo , in native , and Faavo answers . Uma : " She says the dead say you are good . " Wiltshire : " Thanks . " Uma : " She says the dead tell her to trust you . Faavo has twenty ...
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... dead body of Case . The party comes out of the bush by Case's bungalow . The bearers carry Uma on toward the village ... dead men sit before their in- struments . Wiltshire stands at the door . Wiltshire , slowly : " You wouldn't think ...
... dead body of Case . The party comes out of the bush by Case's bungalow . The bearers carry Uma on toward the village ... dead men sit before their in- struments . Wiltshire stands at the door . Wiltshire , slowly : " You wouldn't think ...
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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