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... woman , and a white woman sitting with her head bent so low that I couldn't see her face . But I recognized her hair , one plait much shorter than the other . And her dress . I put my arms round her and kissed her . She held me so ...
... woman , and a white woman sitting with her head bent so low that I couldn't see her face . But I recognized her hair , one plait much shorter than the other . And her dress . I put my arms round her and kissed her . She held me so ...
Page 66
... woman called from one of the huts and he ran away , still howling . The other two followed slowly , looking back several times . As if this was a signal a second woman appeared at her door , then a third . ' It's Caro , ' Antoinette ...
... woman called from one of the huts and he ran away , still howling . The other two followed slowly , looking back several times . As if this was a signal a second woman appeared at her door , then a third . ' It's Caro , ' Antoinette ...
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... woman , " or she'll walk in it . " - an . " " If she walk in it a damn good thing , " the woman said . " Perhaps she keep quiet then . " However she brought a pan and brush and swept up the broken glass . All this I saw . My mother did ...
... woman , " or she'll walk in it . " - an . " " If she walk in it a damn good thing , " the woman said . " Perhaps she keep quiet then . " However she brought a pan and brush and swept up the broken glass . All this I saw . My mother did ...
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