Romance: A NovelDoubleday, 1931 - 541 pages |
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Page 230
... dark with the shadows of trees and broken ground clasped the waters of the bay , with a body of shining white mists in the centre ; and , beyond . the vast level of the open sea , touched with glitter , appeared infinitely sombre under ...
... dark with the shadows of trees and broken ground clasped the waters of the bay , with a body of shining white mists in the centre ; and , beyond . the vast level of the open sea , touched with glitter , appeared infinitely sombre under ...
Page 354
... dark and gaunt with her bared spars . The downpour redoubled ; she dis- appeared ; and our hearts were stirred to a ... darkness swallowed it all . I swung Seraphina in front of me , and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my ...
... dark and gaunt with her bared spars . The downpour redoubled ; she dis- appeared ; and our hearts were stirred to a ... darkness swallowed it all . I swung Seraphina in front of me , and made her sit low on the stern sheets beneath my ...
Page 432
... dark fingers in the shock of iron - gray hair gathered on the top of her head . She turned away abruptly , a yellow head- kerchief dodged in her way , a slap resounded , a cry of pain , and a negro girl bolted into the court , nursing ...
... dark fingers in the shock of iron - gray hair gathered on the top of her head . She turned away abruptly , a yellow head- kerchief dodged in her way , a slap resounded , a cry of pain , and a negro girl bolted into the court , nursing ...
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