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Universal Dependencies - English - LinES

LanguageEnglish
ProjectLinES
Corpus Parttrain
AnnotationAhrenberg, Lars
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And they were only two-hours-and-a-bit from London, their daughters and their friends. He had kept up, since he finally left Africa ten years ago, a close contact with Adamson Mweta and the other leaders of the African independence movement. He spent a great deal of time going back and forth to London to advise them when they conferred with the Colonial Office, and to do what he could to smooth the way for various delegations that came to petition against the old constitution and to negotiate independence for their country. It was there, in this Central African territory, that he had been a colonial servant until the settlers succeeded in having him recalled and deported for his support of the People's Independence Party. He said to his wife, Mweta's invited me to come back as their guest. Well, you ought to be at the Independence celebrations, if anyone is. That's marvellous. She used to make packages of sandwiches for Mweta to take with him when he cycled for miles about Gala province at weekends, speaking at meetings. He said to Adamson Mweta before they parted the next day, Olivia won't be able to come out to Independence, unfortunately... our elder daughter's expecting a child just round about that time. Mweta said, with his slow shy smile that always seemed to grow like a light becoming more powerful, as his eyes held you, You mean little Venetia? She going to be a mother?

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