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... stone houses larger than this whole village ; of strings going under the sea to other lands by which men talk , sending no ship to bear the tale ; of steamers that go on land faster than a horse can run . " دو " Foreigners are great ...
... stone houses larger than this whole village ; of strings going under the sea to other lands by which men talk , sending no ship to bear the tale ; of steamers that go on land faster than a horse can run . " دو " Foreigners are great ...
Página x
... stone house —such tales as these they tell to increase their honour in our eyes , but they are lies , for there is no land so great as Great Viti . " Now the foreigner feigned sleep and listened . 66 Well , " cried Ngutu from the corner ...
... stone house —such tales as these they tell to increase their honour in our eyes , but they are lies , for there is no land so great as Great Viti . " Now the foreigner feigned sleep and listened . 66 Well , " cried Ngutu from the corner ...
Página xv
... OUT THERE REMAINED A CON- ICAL PILE OF GLOWING STONES , " 202 LEVUKA , 248 " RASOLO , BEING SWIFTEST OF FOOT , REACHED THEM FIRST , AND SLEW THEM WITH HIS THROWING - CLUB , " 268 SOUTH SEA SEA YARNS . A COURT - DAY IN PAGE.
... OUT THERE REMAINED A CON- ICAL PILE OF GLOWING STONES , " 202 LEVUKA , 248 " RASOLO , BEING SWIFTEST OF FOOT , REACHED THEM FIRST , AND SLEW THEM WITH HIS THROWING - CLUB , " 268 SOUTH SEA SEA YARNS . A COURT - DAY IN PAGE.
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... stones that , when heated , will cook the pigs to a turn . But already the height of the sun shows it to be past ten , and the District Court has to inquire into several charges before the Provincial Court can sit . The order is given ...
... stones that , when heated , will cook the pigs to a turn . But already the height of the sun shows it to be past ten , and the District Court has to inquire into several charges before the Provincial Court can sit . The order is given ...
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... stone - ovens were heated for their work , and the feast was portioned out to the various allies . But the most honourable portion - the head - was sent to Nandrau , the subject of my sketch . At first he refused it , dis- approving of ...
... stone - ovens were heated for their work , and the feast was portioned out to the various allies . But the most honourable portion - the head - was sent to Nandrau , the subject of my sketch . At first he refused it , dis- approving of ...
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