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Page 104
... head , a head too large for his body , bald , with a long , untidy moustache . His wife is matronly , stout and red - faced , with brown hair severely brushed back . She gives you the impression of being competent and business - like ...
... head , a head too large for his body , bald , with a long , untidy moustache . His wife is matronly , stout and red - faced , with brown hair severely brushed back . She gives you the impression of being competent and business - like ...
Page 173
... head , but the strange thing is that the head is finely shaped , the head of a young man , with a great hooked nose and a bold mouth . The eyes are large , rather close to- gether , and they stare with an unwinking fixity . [ 173 ] A ...
... head , but the strange thing is that the head is finely shaped , the head of a young man , with a great hooked nose and a bold mouth . The eyes are large , rather close to- gether , and they stare with an unwinking fixity . [ 173 ] A ...
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... head away again slightly and resumed his concentrated meditation , again looking as it were over my shoulder . He ... head and motioned to a disciple to take it away ; he spoke kindly for a little to the strangers and then with another ...
... head away again slightly and resumed his concentrated meditation , again looking as it were over my shoulder . He ... head and motioned to a disciple to take it away ; he spoke kindly for a little to the strangers and then with another ...
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