Percy Pomo, Or, the Autobiography of a South Sea Islander |
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... woman . Her face was elegantly tattooed ; not deeply , nor with dark juice as the faces of the New Zealanders are ; but only skin deep , and with a very pretty pattern : just as if you saw her brown plump cheeks through the border of a ...
... woman . Her face was elegantly tattooed ; not deeply , nor with dark juice as the faces of the New Zealanders are ; but only skin deep , and with a very pretty pattern : just as if you saw her brown plump cheeks through the border of a ...
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... woman , rose , and , sitting behind him , cradled him in her arms , pillowing his head upon her breast , and rocking him gently to and fro . Beckoned by the lean hand , I drew closer to him , and his husky voice - not his , but Death's ...
... woman , rose , and , sitting behind him , cradled him in her arms , pillowing his head upon her breast , and rocking him gently to and fro . Beckoned by the lean hand , I drew closer to him , and his husky voice - not his , but Death's ...
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... women then began to discuss his condition , but were silenced by Aluni saying : " Why chatter ? they not bewitched him ? What can we do ? " Have " What , indeed ? " groaned the dismal chorus of old women . CHAPTER VI . SORROW WITHOUT ...
... women then began to discuss his condition , but were silenced by Aluni saying : " Why chatter ? they not bewitched him ? What can we do ? " Have " What , indeed ? " groaned the dismal chorus of old women . CHAPTER VI . SORROW WITHOUT ...
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... women , hired to keep her awake all that night , so that her sleep might be dead on the morrow ; the learned Professor not having yet discovered the uses of chloroform , and being , therefore , reduced to the extremity of employing ...
... women , hired to keep her awake all that night , so that her sleep might be dead on the morrow ; the learned Professor not having yet discovered the uses of chloroform , and being , therefore , reduced to the extremity of employing ...
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... woman , rose , and , sitting behind him , cradled him in her arms , pillowing his head upon her breast , and rocking him gently to and fro . Beckoned by the lean hand , I drew closer to him , and his husky voice - not his , but Death's ...
... woman , rose , and , sitting behind him , cradled him in her arms , pillowing his head upon her breast , and rocking him gently to and fro . Beckoned by the lean hand , I drew closer to him , and his husky voice - not his , but Death's ...
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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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