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Page 188
... woman was scolding furiously : " The whole train is packed with riff - raff from town - tramps and tarts without a penny to their name , all they have is holes in their pants and decent people can't get in ! Squash them like flies , I ...
... woman was scolding furiously : " The whole train is packed with riff - raff from town - tramps and tarts without a penny to their name , all they have is holes in their pants and decent people can't get in ! Squash them like flies , I ...
Page 189
... woman was unhurt , but some of the dowry must have been spoilt . After that , the woman sat as though turned to stone , her lips tight and blue , her eyes blazing with such rage that no one dared go near the engine unless he had to . We ...
... woman was unhurt , but some of the dowry must have been spoilt . After that , the woman sat as though turned to stone , her lips tight and blue , her eyes blazing with such rage that no one dared go near the engine unless he had to . We ...
Page 190
... woman . ' Bring it over here . ' ' You try , ' said the engine driver . ' It needs a crowbar . I'll get one now . ' He climbed into the cab , but instead of coming back with a crowbar , he released two scalding , whistling jets of steam ...
... woman . ' Bring it over here . ' ' You try , ' said the engine driver . ' It needs a crowbar . I'll get one now . ' He climbed into the cab , but instead of coming back with a crowbar , he released two scalding , whistling jets of steam ...
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Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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