RomanceDoubleday, Doran, 1938 - 541 pages |
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Page 97
... door open a little way , and the small blue flame of a taper floated into the room . Then the door closed with a definite sound of shutting in . The light shone redly through protecting fingers , and upwards on to a small face . It came ...
... door open a little way , and the small blue flame of a taper floated into the room . Then the door closed with a definite sound of shutting in . The light shone redly through protecting fingers , and upwards on to a small face . It came ...
Page 243
... door in the shadowy distance , beside a white marble tablet in the thick walls . The coffin up above moved forward a little again ; the ropes were readjusted with a rattling , wooden sound . A dry , formal voice intoned from above ...
... door in the shadowy distance , beside a white marble tablet in the thick walls . The coffin up above moved forward a little again ; the ropes were readjusted with a rattling , wooden sound . A dry , formal voice intoned from above ...
Page 512
... door . Here , in the light , with only a door between myself and the last scene , I regained my hold . I was going to fight every inch from start to finish . I was go- ing to let no chink of their armour go untried . I was going to make ...
... door . Here , in the light , with only a door between myself and the last scene , I regained my hold . I was going to fight every inch from start to finish . I was go- ing to let no chink of their armour go untried . I was going to make ...
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