City of Broken PromisesJohn Day Company, 1968 - 313 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 86
Page 145
... never be at ease , she knew , till she had found some way of placing her connexion with the Goncalves Sequeiras on a firmer footing , on a legal basis . Meanwhile it became progressively more difficult to con- ceal from Thomas the ...
... never be at ease , she knew , till she had found some way of placing her connexion with the Goncalves Sequeiras on a firmer footing , on a legal basis . Meanwhile it became progressively more difficult to con- ceal from Thomas the ...
Page 148
... never marry . " " I am asking you to marry me ! " he said loudly . " And when my time comes to leave , I wish you to ... never have to do another day's work in her life . She always thought that was splendid . I always thought it would ...
... never marry . " " I am asking you to marry me ! " he said loudly . " And when my time comes to leave , I wish you to ... never have to do another day's work in her life . She always thought that was splendid . I always thought it would ...
Page 166
... never tell precisely what Cuming was up to . One simply had to watch him . At present he was being astringent and practical , giving no indication of personal anxiety . Cuming had aged more than Thomas , who at thirty - seven , slim ...
... never tell precisely what Cuming was up to . One simply had to watch him . At present he was being astringent and practical , giving no indication of personal anxiety . Cuming had aged more than Thomas , who at thirty - seven , slim ...
Contents
Part Page PROLOGUE | 1 |
THE DECORATED SIDE OF THE SCREEN | 11 |
THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE SCREEN | 53 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Biddle Ah Sum answered asked Austin Coates bearers beneath Biddle's Calcutta Canton Cantonese cargo Casa Casa Branca Casa Garden chair child Chin Fui China station Chinese clothes Company house compradore cousin Cuming's Dominie Dominie's door dress East India Company English Englishman European exclaimed eyes face Father Montepardo Fong fool boy garden George Cuming girl Gonçalves Sequeira hand Henry Browne Hoklo Hospital Street Ignatius Inez knew leave living room looked Macanese Macao marriage married Martha master mean Monsieur Auvray Mother Clemencia never night Number officer opium Pedro Portuguese Praia Grande President priest replied returned Seigneur Senhora servants ship shutters silence Silva silver Sister Grace smile someone staring stood Surgeon Duncan sycee Taipa tell Teresa things Thomas van Mierop thought tion told took trade uncles Urquhart voice waiting window wish woman women word