South Sea Tales - Jack London - Books -  - 9798685013835 - November 2, 2020
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South Sea Tales

Book Excerpt: ...but it won't do. I'll give you a thousand Chili dollars."The four heads chorused a silent negative."And a hundred Chili dollars in trade.""I want the house," Mapuhi began."What good will the house do you?" Raoul demanded. "The first hurricane that comes along will wash it away. You ought to know. Captain Raffy says it looks like a hurricane right now.""Not on Fakarava," said Mapuhi. "The land is much higher there. On this island, yes. Any hurricane can sweep Hikueru. I will have the house on Fakarava. It must be six fathoms long with a porch all around--"And Raoul listened again to the tale of the house. Several hours he spent in the endeavor to hammer the house obsession out of Mapuhi's mind; but Mapuhi's mother and wife, and Ngakura, Mapuhi's daughter, bolstered him in his resolve for the house. Through the open doorway, while he listened for the twentieth time to the detailed description of the house that was wanted, Raoul saw his schooner's second...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 2, 2020
ISBN13 9798685013835
Pages 120
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 6 mm   ·   172 g
Language English  

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