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... 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 enough to say that her conduct had brought ...
... 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 enough to say that her conduct had brought ...
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... fellow islanders of mine , of the things that were really good , which these strangers had brought for them from the East ! But they could not bear them then . " Will they return again , think ye ? " asked Taorémbé . " Yes , in one ...
... fellow islanders of mine , of the things that were really good , which these strangers had brought for them from the East ! But they could not bear them then . " Will they return again , think ye ? " asked Taorémbé . " Yes , in one ...
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... fellow ! he had no Temple Bar to hang them on . The hair was the only thing left to know them by . Two had the thin rusty tassels of the inshore Lama people ; three , the straight band of hair across the top OUR CLERK OF THE WEATHER ...
... fellow ! he had no Temple Bar to hang them on . The hair was the only thing left to know them by . Two had the thin rusty tassels of the inshore Lama people ; three , the straight band of hair across the top OUR CLERK OF THE WEATHER ...
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... fellow of our village , sorry , indeed , that poor Rogani , who was with his father , was missing all this fun . Our cargo was a mixed one . It consisted of a huge conch - shell , a parcel of clubs and spears , some green cocoanuts ...
... fellow of our village , sorry , indeed , that poor Rogani , who was with his father , was missing all this fun . Our cargo was a mixed one . It consisted of a huge conch - shell , a parcel of clubs and spears , some green cocoanuts ...
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... fellows in it , holding on and fend- ing off , when I heard Mr. Wakefield's voice calling out in his best Pombuana : 66 Pomo , come here with you ! " I drew back my leg , and , turning round , I saw Mr. Wake- field standing by the ...
... fellows in it , holding on and fend- ing off , when I heard Mr. Wakefield's voice calling out in his best Pombuana : 66 Pomo , come here with you ! " I drew back my leg , and , turning round , I saw Mr. Wake- field standing by the ...
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Common terms and phrases
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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