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A local man returns to his island with his granddaughter after thirty years absence. He and his granddaughter have adopted the Catholic religion, but during his absence the islanders have become Protestants and, led by the Hawaiian missionary teacher, persecute him and his granddaughter, refusing them land and sustenance. When a trader, Macpherson, tries to help the old man his store is tabooed by the islanders and he appeals to the captain of a visiting ship for assistance.
(p. 9)
Can You Supply It?i"It's no great oddity",single work poetry humour
(p. 10)
Note: In 'The Little Laureate's Corner'.
Grammari"We often make the noun a verb,",single work poetry humour
(p. 33)
A Garden Dreami"Love, long dead and forgotten, came back to me,",single work poetry
(p. 35)