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... Rogani of Rota - in - the - East , as handsome a fellow as ever the wide white world could produce ; aye , and as true ! His father's name was Roé : his mother - ah , here we touch the grief that checked Rogani's cheeriest laugh . It is ...
... Rogani of Rota - in - the - East , as handsome a fellow as ever the wide white world could produce ; aye , and as true ! His father's name was Roé : his mother - ah , here we touch the grief that checked Rogani's cheeriest laugh . It is ...
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... Rogani had a dear little sister named Noni , about whom I have much , ah ! very much , to tell . But at present I must take you by pen and paper to another part of Pombuana , and into rougher scenes . CHAPTER IV . I MISCHIEF . pass over ...
... Rogani had a dear little sister named Noni , about whom I have much , ah ! very much , to tell . But at present I must take you by pen and paper to another part of Pombuana , and into rougher scenes . CHAPTER IV . I MISCHIEF . pass over ...
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... Rogani's elder brother , the pride and darling of the unfortunate family . Malagai was giving orders concerning her , that Haharo the wizard should bewitch Dolo , that he might sicken and die , and that then Aluni should be brought on ...
... Rogani's elder brother , the pride and darling of the unfortunate family . Malagai was giving orders concerning her , that Haharo the wizard should bewitch Dolo , that he might sicken and die , and that then Aluni should be brought on ...
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... Rogani , who had gone out to secure the roof with some heavy palm - stems , and had also heard those woeful words ; for in those dark days we were the slaves of superstitious fear , which of itself was sufficient to make us lie down and ...
... Rogani , who had gone out to secure the roof with some heavy palm - stems , and had also heard those woeful words ; for in those dark days we were the slaves of superstitious fear , which of itself was sufficient to make us lie down and ...
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... look at my poor body ; there's none of it left . And where - where is our friend , Rogani ? Alas ! for me , Pomo . Why is he not here ? Higher , Aluni ! There - that's right ; that's easy . I " . But there was no more breath to spare . I.
... look at my poor body ; there's none of it left . And where - where is our friend , Rogani ? Alas ! for me , Pomo . Why is he not here ? Higher , Aluni ! There - that's right ; that's easy . I " . But there was no more breath to spare . I.
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Aluni Ambupono answer Arthur ashore asked Aurora Bang BARBARA HUTTON beach Bishop Carter Bishop Curwen boat Bokona Book brother called canoes Captain CHAPTER Chief cloth elegant coloured Cookee cried Darken dead dear death Diara Doctor Dolo eyes face father Fcap felt G. A. HENTY Galaga gilt edges gone Haharo hand Happy Island HARRISON WEIR head heard heart Illustrations kind Kiukilu knew laugh live looked Malagai and Toroa Marianusa Matambala Matanga morning never Nicholson night Noni Nouméa once Paita Pannier Pélua Percy Wakefield Percy's Pombuana Pomer Pomo poor Roé Rogani Rota round sail Salatambu Selby Shillings smile soon spear Stories Surakana Talana Tambu Tanasémbé Taorémbé tears tell thing thought Tila told took Tulu turned vaka Valé vessel village Waykayfeeloo wonder words young
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