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Drop the doctor or wewill make it hot for you, was what it said in effect. She
always barked at strangeOrientals, but she liked the smell of a European.
Herfather had been less of a drunkard than his brother Tom, but he wasa man of
similar stamp.
Ma Hla May came forward with her hand on her hip.
The girl
threwherself against Flory, almost into his arms, quite overcome by herfright.
But of course Imhopelessly behind the times with my books.
Theres nothing but
tripe in the Club library. He ran round the compound fence and into the jungle,
Flo following. All other kinds of freedom are permitted.
Poor devils, they know
what it means to have left ones heart in analien and hated country.
They
onlypretend to show fight when theyve got calves. I expect youll haveread
everything under the sun. Then she found a job as visiting teacher ofEnglish to
the family of a French bank manager. Ma Hla May was emerging on tothe
veranda.
I expect your uncle and aunt will be coming down. Theyre just like
akind of Dutch doll, arent they?
A mulberry-coloured bruisesprang out on Florys
shoulder.
At thebottom of his heart he loathed running in these poor devils
ofcommon thieves. Shecame to ask about the laundry, that was all.
Herfather had
been less of a drunkard than his brother Tom, but he wasa man of similar stamp.
>From the way she moved her limbs hedid not think she could be much past
twenty.
Drop the doctor or wewill make it hot for you, was what it said in
effect.
The snipe were flying southward from Central Asia.
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