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Page 16
... whispered Morrison . " Do you mean here , in your pocket ? " " Yes , on me . Glad to be of use . " Morrison , staring open - mouthed , groped over his shoulder for the cord of the eyeglass hanging down his back . When he found it , he ...
... whispered Morrison . " Do you mean here , in your pocket ? " " Yes , on me . Glad to be of use . " Morrison , staring open - mouthed , groped over his shoulder for the cord of the eyeglass hanging down his back . When he found it , he ...
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... whispered mysteri- ously to the mixed company assembled on the verandah : " " " The spider and the fly just gone by , gentlemen . Then , very important and confidential , his thick paw at the side of his mouth : " We are among ourselves ...
... whispered mysteri- ously to the mixed company assembled on the verandah : " " " The spider and the fly just gone by , gentlemen . Then , very important and confidential , his thick paw at the side of his mouth : " We are among ourselves ...
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... whispered gossip : " That's what comes of having anything to do with that fellow . He squeezes you dry like a lemon , then chucks you out - sends you home to die . Take warning by Morrison . ' Of course , we laughed at the innkeeper's ...
... whispered gossip : " That's what comes of having anything to do with that fellow . He squeezes you dry like a lemon , then chucks you out - sends you home to die . Take warning by Morrison . ' Of course , we laughed at the innkeeper's ...
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... whispered at last : " That friend of yours . " " Oh , you know I am here looking for a friend , " said Davidson hopefully . " Won't you tell me " I've told you . " " Eh ? " A mist seemed to roll away from before Davidson's eyes ...
... whispered at last : " That friend of yours . " " Oh , you know I am here looking for a friend , " said Davidson hopefully . " Won't you tell me " I've told you . " " Eh ? " A mist seemed to roll away from before Davidson's eyes ...
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... whispered , just loud enough for me to hear : " I helped them . I got her things together , tied them up in my own shawl , and threw them into the compound out of a back window . I did it . ' " That woman that you would say hadn't the ...
... whispered , just loud enough for me to hear : " I helped them . I got her things together , tied them up in my own shawl , and threw them into the compound out of a back window . I did it . ' " That woman that you would say hadn't the ...
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