The Black GulfHutchinson, 1946 - 124 pages |
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... eyes cast a quick glance from under the smoke - coloured glasses . His grey beard spread out fan- wise over his thick grey coat . " I am glad , " he said in a toneless voice , " to see that you have returned safe from your difficult ...
... eyes cast a quick glance from under the smoke - coloured glasses . His grey beard spread out fan- wise over his thick grey coat . " I am glad , " he said in a toneless voice , " to see that you have returned safe from your difficult ...
Page 64
... eyes ; apparently he thought he was going to be shot . " Three hours later we set off in the direction of Hasan - Quli , taking with us Nachar and her little boy . Thus , sadly , termin- ated my first expedition into the Atrak region ...
... eyes ; apparently he thought he was going to be shot . " Three hours later we set off in the direction of Hasan - Quli , taking with us Nachar and her little boy . Thus , sadly , termin- ated my first expedition into the Atrak region ...
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... eyes in new colours . A world of fascinating things is unexpectedly revealed to their astonished eyes , and dusty Makach - Kala stands forth as a town purified by ozone and rain and splashed up to the very roofs by surf ; as , in fact ...
... eyes in new colours . A world of fascinating things is unexpectedly revealed to their astonished eyes , and dusty Makach - Kala stands forth as a town purified by ozone and rain and splashed up to the very roofs by surf ; as , in fact ...
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