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Page 110
... hair , and its fragrance scents the air as they walk . # The missionary . He was a tall thin man , with long limbs loosely jointed , hollow cheeks and high cheek - bones ; his fine , large dark eyes were deep in their sockets , and he ...
... hair , and its fragrance scents the air as they walk . # The missionary . He was a tall thin man , with long limbs loosely jointed , hollow cheeks and high cheek - bones ; his fine , large dark eyes were deep in their sockets , and he ...
Page 243
... hair plastered down on his head . An elderly , fat lady with white hair , extremely gay and flirtatious . She is what is called a man's woman , and exchanges chaff across the dining - room with the other guests . She laughs a great deal ...
... hair plastered down on his head . An elderly , fat lady with white hair , extremely gay and flirtatious . She is what is called a man's woman , and exchanges chaff across the dining - room with the other guests . She laughs a great deal ...
Page 254
... hair and shaving chins for the rest of his life dis- mayed him , but he did not know what else to do . That was all he knew , how to shave chins and cut hair . His wife thought he ought to be thankful to have a good job to come back to ...
... hair and shaving chins for the rest of his life dis- mayed him , but he did not know what else to do . That was all he knew , how to shave chins and cut hair . His wife thought he ought to be thankful to have a good job to come back to ...
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