"... and over that side of the island……" — John Gibson Paton
"... and over that side of the island all their sacred men were at work trying to kill me by their (magical) arts. Messengers arrived from every quarter of the island, inquiring anxiously about my health, and wondering if I was not feeling sick."
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8 Quotes by John Gibson Paton
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