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Page vii
... head of a mere novel . There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war . Of that , however , I was not afraid very ...
... head of a mere novel . There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war . Of that , however , I was not afraid very ...
Page xv
... head to gaze at me and said " Merci , Monsieur , " in a tone in which there was no gratitude but only surprise . I must have been idle in- deed to take the trouble to remark on such slight evidence that the voice was very charming and ...
... head to gaze at me and said " Merci , Monsieur , " in a tone in which there was no gratitude but only surprise . I must have been idle in- deed to take the trouble to remark on such slight evidence that the voice was very charming and ...
Page 2
... head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar puffed at intermittently in the dark . Axel ...
... head just above the northern horizon , and at night levelled at him , from amongst the clear stars , a dull red glow , expanding and collapsing spasmodically like the end of a gigantic cigar puffed at intermittently in the dark . Axel ...
Page 5
... head , and his red - gold pair of horizontal moustaches had grown to really noble proportions , a certain disreputable white man fastened upon him an epithet . Putting down with a shaking hand a long glass emptied of its contents -paid ...
... head , and his red - gold pair of horizontal moustaches had grown to really noble proportions , a certain disreputable white man fastened upon him an epithet . Putting down with a shaking hand a long glass emptied of its contents -paid ...
Page 6
... head and long moustaches , he re- sembled the portraits of Charles XII of adventurous mem- ory . However , there was no reason to think that Heyst was in any way a fighting man . II IT WAS about this time that Heyst became associated 6 ...
... head and long moustaches , he re- sembled the portraits of Charles XII of adventurous mem- ory . However , there was no reason to think that Heyst was in any way a fighting man . II IT WAS about this time that Heyst became associated 6 ...
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