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Whisker Harry is the name Sal and Thornhill give to the old Aboriginal man who lives on and around Thornhill Point. When they first meet, Thornhill slaps Harry on the chest and tells him "no," like a child. Later, when Thornhill watches Harry dancing in the native camp one night, he realizes that Harry is an important figure in his community, worthy of respect, and that slapping him like he did was foolish and disrespectful. At the massacre at Blackwood's place, Thornhill shoots Whisker Harry, killing him.
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Part 4: A Hundred Acres
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How did it apply to a moment like the one down by the blacks' fire, when a white man and a black one had tried to make sense of each other with nothing but words that were no use to them?
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In the world of these naked savages, it seemed everyone was gentry.
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Part 5: Drawing a Line
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This old fellow is a book, Thornhill thought, and they are reading him. He remembered the Governor's library, the stern portraits, and the rows of gleaming books with their gold lettering. They could reveal their secrets, but only to a person who knew how to read them.
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Whisker Harry Quotes in The Secret River
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Part 4: A Hundred Acres
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How did it apply to a moment like the one down by the blacks' fire, when a white man and a black one had tried to make sense of each other with nothing but words that were no use to them?
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In the world of these naked savages, it seemed everyone was gentry.
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Part 5: Drawing a Line
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This old fellow is a book, Thornhill thought, and they are reading him. He remembered the Governor's library, the stern portraits, and the rows of gleaming books with their gold lettering. They could reveal their secrets, but only to a person who knew how to read them.
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