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Witi Ihimaera. ' Too ugly , ' my second sister , Erina , said . ' I mean to say , grand- mother was just beautiful . ' Gee , thanks , Erina . ' And those lips , ' my third sister , Vanessa , chimed in . ' You'd be able to make tyres for ...
Witi Ihimaera. ' Too ugly , ' my second sister , Erina , said . ' I mean to say , grand- mother was just beautiful . ' Gee , thanks , Erina . ' And those lips , ' my third sister , Vanessa , chimed in . ' You'd be able to make tyres for ...
Page 374
... Erina , Vanessa and myself — sitting around the table after dinner . We were playing cards , five hundred I think ... Erina . ' Erina dariing , ' she smiled , oozing charm and sweetness , ' be a dear and see whether your mother and ...
... Erina , Vanessa and myself — sitting around the table after dinner . We were playing cards , five hundred I think ... Erina . ' Erina dariing , ' she smiled , oozing charm and sweetness , ' be a dear and see whether your mother and ...
Page 381
... Erina , mentioned Toroa I was not alarmed . Teria would begin casually , ' By the way , you know that boy , Toroa ? Well , Aunt Floria says that grandfather Ihaka is right . She says Toroa really is our brother . ' Or Erina would say ...
... Erina , mentioned Toroa I was not alarmed . Teria would begin casually , ' By the way , you know that boy , Toroa ? Well , Aunt Floria says that grandfather Ihaka is right . She says Toroa really is our brother . ' Or Erina would say ...
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