RomanceDoubleday, Doran, 1938 - 541 pages |
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Page 387
... feet would appear stamping , the shadow of a pair of ankles and feet , fantastic , sustaining no gigantic body , but enormous , tramping slowly , resem- bling two coffins leaping to a slow measure . I see them in my dreams now ...
... feet would appear stamping , the shadow of a pair of ankles and feet , fantastic , sustaining no gigantic body , but enormous , tramping slowly , resem- bling two coffins leaping to a slow measure . I see them in my dreams now ...
Page 400
... feet to be cut . I advanced my head out as far as I dared ; their voices reached me deadened ; I could only see the profound shadow of the ravine , a patch of dark clear sky opulent with stars , and the play of the firelight on the ...
... feet to be cut . I advanced my head out as far as I dared ; their voices reached me deadened ; I could only see the profound shadow of the ravine , a patch of dark clear sky opulent with stars , and the play of the firelight on the ...
Page 428
... feet sent into the ravine a crashing sound , as though we were to be buried under a stream of stones . " Vuestra Seņoria , " gasped Manuel . " I shall be silent . Pity me ! Do not do not withdraw your hand from my extreme pain . " I ...
... feet sent into the ravine a crashing sound , as though we were to be buried under a stream of stones . " Vuestra Seņoria , " gasped Manuel . " I shall be silent . Pity me ! Do not do not withdraw your hand from my extreme pain . " I ...
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