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Excerpt from W. G. Lawes: Of Savage Island and New Guinea <p>His extreme sensitiveness about the convictions and feelings of others was strikingly exhibited in connection with his retirement from the active work of the Mission. For ten. Years at least before he left Papua he was uncomfortable, and suggestions came in his letters that he felt it might be wise to withdraw from the Mission. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.