RomanceDoubleday, Doran, 1938 - 541 pages |
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Page 181
... lips . With a slow effort he raised his arm and his eyelids , in an appeal of all his weariness for my ear . I made a move- ment to stoop over him , and the floor , the great bed , the whole room , seemed to heave and sway . I felt a ...
... lips . With a slow effort he raised his arm and his eyelids , in an appeal of all his weariness for my ear . I made a move- ment to stoop over him , and the floor , the great bed , the whole room , seemed to heave and sway . I felt a ...
Page 422
... lips . " He moaned from the very bottom of his heart . His teeth chattered . " The blessed may not know anything of the cold and thirst of this place . A drop of dew - as on earth you used to throw alms to the poor from your coach- for ...
... lips . " He moaned from the very bottom of his heart . His teeth chattered . " The blessed may not know anything of the cold and thirst of this place . A drop of dew - as on earth you used to throw alms to the poor from your coach- for ...
Page 429
... lips had refused to close . My arms were ready to receive her . " Ah ! At last ! " she cried . There was something resentful and fierce in that cry , as though the pity of her woman's heart had been put to too cruel a test . I , too ...
... lips had refused to close . My arms were ready to receive her . " Ah ! At last ! " she cried . There was something resentful and fierce in that cry , as though the pity of her woman's heart had been put to too cruel a test . I , too ...
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