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    The Trader's Wife: 1901
    The Trader's Wife: 1901
    The Trader's Wife: 1901
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    The Trader's Wife: 1901

    By Louis Becke

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    The Trader's Wife is a short story by Louis Becke. Becke was an Australian Pacific merchant, short story author and novelist, here providing a story of betrayal and punishment set in Fiji. Excerpt: "Brabant saw that there was something beneath the surface, so at once did begin to talk about his voyage; and presently some other people—men and women—dropped in, and the conversation became general, and about ten o'clock Mrs. Brabant, under the plea of a bad headache, bade her guests good-night. She shook hands with some gracious words with Lester and the second mate, but, much to her husband's distress, simply bowed coldly to his friend Bruce, and ignored his proffered hand. The honest, loyal-hearted Scotsman flushed to the roots of his hair, but pretended not to notice the slight."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateNov 22, 2022
    ISBN8596547420132
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