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Page viii
... short story of mine published in 1902. Here he appears in a still larger part , true to life ( I hope ) , but also true to himself . Only , in this instance , his deeper passions come into play , and thus his grotesque psy- chology is ...
... short story of mine published in 1902. Here he appears in a still larger part , true to life ( I hope ) , but also true to himself . Only , in this instance , his deeper passions come into play , and thus his grotesque psy- chology is ...
Page ix
... short Author's Note which is preserved in this edition bears sufficient witness to the feelings with which I consented to the publication of the book . The fact of the book having been published in the United States early in the year ...
... short Author's Note which is preserved in this edition bears sufficient witness to the feelings with which I consented to the publication of the book . The fact of the book having been published in the United States early in the year ...
Page xi
... short acquaintance . That it was short was certainly not my fault , for he had charmed me by the mere amenity of his detachment which , in this case , I cannot help thinking he had carried to excess . He went away from his rooms without ...
... short acquaintance . That it was short was certainly not my fault , for he had charmed me by the mere amenity of his detachment which , in this case , I cannot help thinking he had carried to excess . He went away from his rooms without ...
Page xiv
... short cut - through the wall . This bestial apparition and a certain enormous buck nigger encountered in Haiti only a couple of months after- wards , have fixed my conception of blind , furious , un- reasoning rage , as manifested in ...
... short cut - through the wall . This bestial apparition and a certain enormous buck nigger encountered in Haiti only a couple of months after- wards , have fixed my conception of blind , furious , un- reasoning rage , as manifested in ...
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... short , and exclaimed in faltering accents : " I say ! You aren't joking , Heyst ? " " Joking ! " Heyst's blue eyes went hard as he turned them on the discomposed Morrison . " In what way , may I ask ? " he continued with austere ...
... short , and exclaimed in faltering accents : " I say ! You aren't joking , Heyst ? " " Joking ! " Heyst's blue eyes went hard as he turned them on the discomposed Morrison . " In what way , may I ask ? " he continued with austere ...
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