“West Indies, I’ve heard.”
“West Indies!” Ortho had a picture of peacock islands basking in coral seas, of odorous green jungles, fruit-laden, festooned with ropes of flowers; of gaudy painted parrots preening themselves among the tree ferns; of black girls, heroically molded, flashing their white teeth at him. . . .
West Indies! He drew a deep breath. Well, at all events, that was something new.
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