Love and Fantasy in the Cuckoo IslandsWesma Publishers, 2003 - 167 pagini A story of romance and adventure in the South Pacific, involving a castaway who treks across several islands and meets a number of colorful characters, including a spy, an intelligence officer and refugees, as well as charming girls and women. The hero settles down in his new country and joins a club, whose members discuss the world situation at the end of the second millenium |
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Pagina 18
... longer surprised and realized that we would find even more lines and hooks if we searched longer and more thoroughly . I looked for sharp - edged stones and a good bamboo for a rod . A thin , long one was what I needed , although ...
... longer surprised and realized that we would find even more lines and hooks if we searched longer and more thoroughly . I looked for sharp - edged stones and a good bamboo for a rod . A thin , long one was what I needed , although ...
Pagina 19
... longer alone , I had a mate at my side . I had no merit in your rescue , it was the sea which spat you out . " Robbie gave me a quiet smile ; she was really quite a pretty woman , rather too much hair ( though that was a fine protection ...
... longer alone , I had a mate at my side . I had no merit in your rescue , it was the sea which spat you out . " Robbie gave me a quiet smile ; she was really quite a pretty woman , rather too much hair ( though that was a fine protection ...
Pagina 20
... longer stay . How big was this island ? Was it inhabited ? We had found so far no trace of the presence of other human beings except for the lines and hooks we found on the beach . How long can two people survive without the company of ...
... longer stay . How big was this island ? Was it inhabited ? We had found so far no trace of the presence of other human beings except for the lines and hooks we found on the beach . How long can two people survive without the company of ...
Pagina 26
... longer and longer , as time went on , she became angrier and angrier with me even during my shortest stays at home . If it had not been for my lovely daughters in whose presence I experienced the greatest joys of my family life , my ...
... longer and longer , as time went on , she became angrier and angrier with me even during my shortest stays at home . If it had not been for my lovely daughters in whose presence I experienced the greatest joys of my family life , my ...
Pagina 27
... longer , this must end . " And it did . We reached , however , an equitable settlement as two intelligent and rational human beings . She absolutely insisted on keeping all three children for herself , not being willing to part with ...
... longer , this must end . " And it did . We reached , however , an equitable settlement as two intelligent and rational human beings . She absolutely insisted on keeping all three children for herself , not being willing to part with ...
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Pagina viii - When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men; for thus sings he, Cuckoo; Cuckoo, cuckoo: O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear!
Pagina viii - O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear, From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off, and near. Though babbling only to the Vale, Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring! Even yet thou art to me No bird...
Pagina 145 - But there is another factor which should be taken into account," the Yid joined the discussion, "namely, the desire of the public to be entertained at whatever cost.