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Page xii
... voice with his familiar devil . Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly . His eyes were green , and to this day every cat I see reminds me of he exact contour of his face ...
... voice with his familiar devil . Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly . His eyes were green , and to this day every cat I see reminds me of he exact contour of his face ...
Page xiv
... voices , the rattling of dominoes and the sounds of strident music . The orchestra was rather smaller than the one that performed at Schomberg's hotel , had the air more of a family party than of an enlisted xiv AUTHOR'S NOTE.
... voices , the rattling of dominoes and the sounds of strident music . The orchestra was rather smaller than the one that performed at Schomberg's hotel , had the air more of a family party than of an enlisted xiv AUTHOR'S NOTE.
Page xv
... voice was very charming and when the performers resumed their seats I shifted my position slightly in orde not to have that particular performer hidden from me b the little man with the beard who conducted , and who might for all I know ...
... voice was very charming and when the performers resumed their seats I shifted my position slightly in orde not to have that particular performer hidden from me b the little man with the beard who conducted , and who might for all I know ...
Page xvi
... voices , the rattling of domi- noes , through a blue atmosphere of tobacco smoke . I be- lieve that those people left the town next day . Or perhaps they had only migrated to the other big café , on the other side of the Place de la ...
... voices , the rattling of domi- noes , through a blue atmosphere of tobacco smoke . I be- lieve that those people left the town next day . Or perhaps they had only migrated to the other big café , on the other side of the Place de la ...
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... voice . " There's nothing worth knowing but facts . Hard facts ! Facts alone , Mr. Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time , our man got the name of " Hard ...
... voice . " There's nothing worth knowing but facts . Hard facts ! Facts alone , Mr. Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time , our man got the name of " Hard ...
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