[Allan and the Holy Flower by H. Rider Haggard]@TWC D-Link bookAllan and the Holy Flower CHAPTER II 7/47
Or are you looking for more than a flower? If so, I hope you will tell me the truth." This I said as I was aware that Brother John had a foolish objection to uttering, or even acting lies. "Well, Allan, as you put it like that, the truth is that I heard something more about the Pongo than I told you up country.
It was after I had operated on that Kalubi, or I would have tried to get in alone. But this I could not do then as I have said." "And what did you hear ?" "I heard that they had a white goddess as well as a white god." "Well, what of it? A female gorilla, I suppose." "Nothing, except that goddesses have always interested me.
Good night." "You are an odd old fish," I remarked after him, "and what is more you have got something up your sleeve.
Well, I'll have it down one day. Meanwhile, I wonder whether the whole thing is a lie, no; not a lie, an hallucination.
It can't be--because of that orchid.
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