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Page 138
... looked up and the white thing dis- appeared . It was a face . He swallowed , but did not move . Thy years are throughout all generations . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands ...
... looked up and the white thing dis- appeared . It was a face . He swallowed , but did not move . Thy years are throughout all generations . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands ...
Page 154
... looked down into the black mirror of the canal . The trees lay reflected like ostrich feathers ; between them he saw a white face . The face terrified him ; he could not see who it was , but the finger in the nape of his neck pressed ...
... looked down into the black mirror of the canal . The trees lay reflected like ostrich feathers ; between them he saw a white face . The face terrified him ; he could not see who it was , but the finger in the nape of his neck pressed ...
Page 201
... looked up at the lamp , trying to formulate the first sentence . A moth was circling round it , its shadow wheeled on the walls . Bert's father sat watching him ; it made him feel so uncomfortable that he returned the look and smiled ...
... looked up at the lamp , trying to formulate the first sentence . A moth was circling round it , its shadow wheeled on the walls . Bert's father sat watching him ; it made him feel so uncomfortable that he returned the look and smiled ...
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